Between Luxury and the Everyday

ISBN: 9781405131681

出版社: Blackwell Pub

出版年: 2006-2

页数: 256

定价: 258.00元

装帧: Pap

内容简介

This collection brings together studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century, extending from bookbinding, typography and engraving to those related specifically to the domestic interior: porcelain, upholstery and furniture.

A collection of studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century.

Covers an extensive range of subjects from bookbinding, typography and engraving to porcelain, upholstery and furniture.

Demonstrates how the advancement of knowledge in porcelain and loom technology resulted in new luxury goods to the glory of Absolutism.

Looks at how Revolution demanded that political change be reflected in the details of everyday life, such as dress and furniture.