Titre et auteur:

Materials & techniques in the decorative arts : an illustrated dictionary / edited by Lucy Trench.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Description:

ix, 572 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 558-569).
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Materials & techniques in the decorative arts : an illustrated dictionary / edited by Lucy Trench. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Dictionary -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Decorative arts Dictionaries.

Résumé:

In our industrialized society, it is often difficult to imagine how the objects around us are made. How, for example, are triple spirals put into the stem of a wine glass or table tops inlaid with whole landscapes of semi-precious stones? This unique dictionary is devoted to the fascinating materials and techniques used in the decorative arts. Materials range from the exotic to the most basic, from rare stones found only in the mountains of Badakshan, unsavory animal products, and the ground bodies of South American insects to ones as common as sand, clay, and lime. Compiled by a team of experts, each with an intimate knowledge of his or her subject, the entries are written in clear, accessible language and supplemented by numerous photographs and drawings. Each core material (glass, ceramics, textiles, paper, plastics, leather, metal, stone, wood, and paint) is covered from its raw state through any processing or preparation to various craft stages and finally, to any surface finishing. Traditionally, the kind of information found in these pages has been passed on from craftsman to craftsman or confined to highly specialized books, and even common terms are often misunderstood. This dictionary makes the subject accessible to all--from art and architectural historians, curators, collectors, restoration specialists, artists, and museum staff to decorators, aficionados, and those who enjoy watching Antiques Roadshow. In short, this book is for all those who are intrigued by the materials and techniques used to create the beautiful objects that surround us. -- Book Description.

Ressources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0226812006 (alk. paper)
9780226812007 (alk. paper)

Sujet:

Decorative arts Dictionaries.
Arts décoratifs Dictionnaires anglais.
Decorative arts.
Kunsthandwerk
Wörterbuch
Kunstnijverheid.
Arts décoratifs Dictionnaires.
Englisch.

Classification/genre:

Dictionary
Nonfiction.
Dictionaries.
dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.

Vedettes secondaires:

Trench, Lucy.

Materials and techniques in the decorative arts
Decorative arts

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque study room 216129
Cote: NK30 .M38 2000
Statut: Disponible