500 years of Italian furniture : magnificence and design / edited by Luigi Settembrini, Enrico Colle, Manolo De Giorgi.

Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoMilano, Italy : Skira ; London : Thames & Hudson [distributor] ; New York, NY : Distributed in North America by Rizzoli International Publications, 2009.
Description271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Subjects
Furniture--Italy. --History. --Exhibitions.
Furniture design--Italy. --History. --Exhibitions.

Other author/creatorSettembrini, Luigi.
Other author/creatorColle, Enrico.
Other author/creatorDe Giorgi, Manolo.
Other author/creatorPalazzo reale di Milano.
Variant title Five hundred years of Italian furniture
Portion of title Magnificence and design
Contents An international objective / Luigi Settembrini -- Precious furniture / Cristina Acidini -- The theatre of time / Mario Bellini -- Pomp and splendour in Italian furnishings / Enrico Colle -- Near, distant and faraway objects / Manolo De Giorgi -- I. Courts, patrons and artists: origin and development of modern styles / Enrico Colle -- II. Baroque magnificence / Enrico Colle -- III. Ebony and gilded bronze / Enrico Colle -- IV. The masters of inlay / Enrico Colle -- V. Late Baroque variations and Rococo / Enrico Colle -- VI. Rococo: the pleasures of surprise / Enrico Colle -- VII. Neoclassical taste / Enrico Colle -- VIII. The Italian Empire style / Enrico Colle -- Catalogue of works.
General note"Published for the exhibition 'Magnificenza e Progetto - Cinquecento anni di grandi mobili a confronto', Palazzo Reale, Milan, 22 April-21 June 2009."--P. 6.
General noteItalian edition also available.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 268-271).
LanguageIn Italian and English.
ISBN9788857200538 (hbk.)
ISBN8857200531 (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks NK2559 .A16 2009B ✔ Available Place Hold