The Penguin dictionary of decorative arts / John Fleming and Hugh Honour.

Main entry:

Fleming, John, 1919-2001, author.

Title & Author:

The Penguin dictionary of decorative arts / John Fleming and Hugh Honour.

Edition:

New edition.

Publication:

London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Viking, 1989.
©1977

Description:

935 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
First published by Allen Lane, 1977 ; published in Penguin Books, 1979.
Includes bibliographical references.
Dictionary of decorative arts -- Ceramic marks -- Hall-marks on silver -- Makers' marks on silver and pewter.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Provides a concise guide to the decorative arts of the West from the Middle Ages to the present day. Though concerned mainly with the furniture and furnishing of the European and North American private house, it also includes accounts of Chinese and Japanese pottery and porcelain, Peruvian pottery and textiles, Islamic metalwork and pottery, Turkish, Persian and other Oriental carpets and much else besides. For this new edition, the authors have completely revised, and partly rewritten, the original text. They have also added over 600 new entries"-- Dust jacket.

ISBN:

0670820474
9780670820474

Subject:

Decorative arts Dictionaries.
Decoration and ornament Dictionaries.
Arts décoratifs Encyclopédies.
Decorative arts
Wörterbuch
Kunsthandwerk
Kunstnijverheid.
Decorative arts Encyclopedias.
Arts décoratifs Dictionnaires.
Decorative arts - Encyclopaedias.

Form/genre:

Reference works
Dictionaries
Books.
Ouvrages de référence.

Added entries:

Honour, Hugh, author.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 56768
Call No.: ID NK30 REF; ID:90-B5073
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit