Paris 1650-1900: Decorative Arts in the Rijksmuseum (The International Geographical Union Series on Contemporary Geographies) - Tapa dura

Physical description; 607 pages: colour illustrations; 31 cm. Notes; Published in association with the Rijksmuseum. Includes bibliographical references (pages 585-595) and index. Includes slipcase. Summary; From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed center of fashion and taste in Europe. Home to a unique concentration of artists, designers, patrons, critics, and a keen buying public, Paris was the city where trends were made and where novel types of objects, devised for new ways of life, were invented. This book traces the wonderful story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150 breathtaking, and often little-known, masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It features an exhilarating mixture of furniture, gilt bronze, tapestries, silver, watches, snuff-boxes, jewellery, Sevres porcelain, and other ceramics, as well as some design drawings and engravings. Specially taken photographs reveal the daring design and beautiful execution of the work of some of the greatest artists and craftsmen of their time. Reinier Baarsen discusses the history and significance of each object, presenting the findings of much new research. Subjects; Rijksmuseum (Netherlands) - Catalogs. Decorative arts - France - Paris - Catalogs. Decorative arts - Netherlands - Amsterdam - Catalogs. Decorative arts & crafts; Exhibition catalogues and specific collections. France; Netherlands; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900. ART / Folk & Outsider Art. DESIGN / Decorative Arts. ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections. ART / European.