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Bookend Revue
Robert; Etc. Seecof
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Description for Bookend Revue
Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, 600 color photos. BIC Classification: WC; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 774.
This is a pioneering study of bookends. Through 600 color photographs, bookends are displayed from their beginnings in 19th-century Europe, through their development in 20th-century America. Bookends are practical sculpture, and therefore reflect many of the artistic movements of their day; Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, International, folk art and traditional styles are covered here in depth. Bookends made of metal, wood, glass, and ceramics are shown, including a selection by Roycroft, Bradley & Hubbard, Roseville, and Rookwood. Information is provided about the sculptors who designed bookends, and about the foundries that produced their work. Promotional bookends made ... Read more
This is a pioneering study of bookends. Through 600 color photographs, bookends are displayed from their beginnings in 19th-century Europe, through their development in 20th-century America. Bookends are practical sculpture, and therefore reflect many of the artistic movements of their day; Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, International, folk art and traditional styles are covered here in depth. Bookends made of metal, wood, glass, and ceramics are shown, including a selection by Roycroft, Bradley & Hubbard, Roseville, and Rookwood. Information is provided about the sculptors who designed bookends, and about the foundries that produced their work. Promotional bookends made ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887409899
SKU
V9780887409899
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About Robert; Etc. Seecof
The authors are avid bookend collectors; Robert and Donna Lee Seecof live in Oxnard, California, and Louis Kuritzky lives in Gainesville, Florida.
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