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What further it is possible to do, what new forms of beauty the near future may bring to birth, remains for each Of us in his generation to show. But no man ever did a thing the worse for knowing how others did it before him. A new departure is best made from the point of View which gives a glance round at the ground already covered. The well-marked paths behind point to the less certain path before. A portion at least Of the experience of others before him is the natural inheritance of every workman, and he is none the poorer when he comes into it. Some knowledge Of what is outside his own experience goes to the expression Of an artist's very self.
We live in days when comparative study is made easier than ever it used to be. Time, after separating out for us the good work Of the past, has drifted it into museums. There we can not only see it as we could scarcely do in the church treasuries where much Of it was long piously preserved from View, but have the opportunity of comparing the best with the best, each piece with others of its kind. A serious student has only to apply to the museum authorities, and they will allow him, Of their courtesy, to examine whatever he is interested in as closely as need be.
The very scope, however, Of the great museums is a source Of confusion and perplexity to the student. They contain so much - some Of historical, some of artistic, some Of purely technical interest! How is a beginner to know what to look at, and what to look for in it?
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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What further it is possible to do, what new forms of beauty the near future may bring to birth, remains for each Of us in his generation to show. But no man ever did a thing the worse for knowing how others did it before him. A new departure is best made from the point of View which gives a glance round at the ground already covered. The well-marked paths behind point to the less certain path before. A portion at least Of the experience of others before him is the natural inheritance of every workman, and he is none the poorer when he comes into it. Some knowledge Of what is outside his own experience goes to the expression Of an artist's very self.
We live in days when comparative study is made easier than ever it used to be. Time, after separating out for us the good work Of the past, has drifted it into museums. There we can not only see it as we could scarcely do in the church treasuries where much Of it was long piously preserved from View, but have the opportunity of comparing the best with the best, each piece with others of its kind. A serious student has only to apply to the museum authorities, and they will allow him, Of their courtesy, to examine whatever he is interested in as closely as need be.
The very scope, however, Of the great museums is a source Of confusion and perplexity to the student. They contain so much - some Of historical, some of artistic, some Of purely technical interest! How is a beginner to know what to look at, and what to look for in it?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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This is not a book for the learned, but for artists, craftsmen, students, and lovers of enamelling. As to the history of the subject, I know enough to assume no personal authority upon dates and derivations. All I have set myself to do, so far as they are concerned, is to put into handy, readable, and easily intelligible shape the gist of what I have learnt from Kondakow, Von Falke, Franks, Labarte, and other learned but less helpful specialists. As to the practice of the art, I may claim a closer acquaintance with technique, with vitreous colour, and especially with design, than belongs to the usual equipment of the scholar; and I have tried, not so much to map out with impossible precision the direct but in any case very problematical development of enamelling, as to find out precisely where we are, to take, as it were, stock of past accomplishment, with a view always to fresh enterprise in art and workmanship. None but a rather dense or a very self-satisfied devotee of modernity can help seeing the need of some such preliminary to original work.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of the artistry and craftsmanship behind enamelling, an art form equally rich in its history as it is in its colours. Beginning with a brief discussion of ancient enamel-like techniques and artefacts, the author traces the emergence of enamelling in the Byzantine era and the progression of the craft through the Gothic period into the modern era. The book introduces the techniques and terminologies of enamelling, from cloisonnà and champlevà to basse taille and painted enamels. The author goes on to explore the use of vitreous colour in the hands of goldsmiths and jewellers, from the delicate and intricate work of the Middle Ages to the bold and colourful enamels of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, culminating in an examination of how the art form was revived and reinterpreted in the 19th century. Blending historical and technical insights, this book offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to the development of enamel as both a decorative art and a form of painting in its own right. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330796818_0
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