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29%OFFMargaret Carney - Lithophanes - 9780764330193 - V9780764330193
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Lithophanes

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Description for Lithophanes Featuring over 370 stunning photos and detailed, scholarly text, this is the first book about this popular 19th century European art form! They are magical porcelain three-dimensional pictures, which can be seen only when backlit, and were a popular craze Num Pages: 224 pages, 378 color photos. BIC Classification: WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1440.
Featuring over 370 stunning photos and detailed, scholarly text, this is the first book about this popular 19th century European art form! They are magical porcelain three-dimensional pictures, which can be seen only when backlit, and were a popular craze in the late Victorian era. The lithophanes here enhanced tea warmers, plaques, vases, night lights, lampshades, table screens, fireplace screens, complexion fans or hand screens, window panels, miniatures, steins, cups, mugs, plates, matchboxes, and candle shields. The text represents years of accumulated research, and provides information on lithophane's Asian inspiration, manufacturing techniques, production history, inspirations, and forms. This ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764330193
SKU
V9780764330193
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About Margaret Carney
Dr. Margaret Carney is a ceramics historian, university professor, museum curator, and researcher. She serves as curator of the Blair Museum of Lithophanes in Toledo, Ohio.

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