Masterpieces Of The Decorative Arts' Museum
Characteristics
Under the direction of Beatrice Salmon. Texts by Monique Blanc, Chantal Bouchon, Dorothée Charles, Dominique Forest, Veroniqe de La Hougue, Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, Jean-Luc Olivie, Evelyne Posseme, Bertrand Rondot.
Hardcover
Decorative Arts Museum Editions
English
- Number of pages
- 224
- Number of illustrations
- 110
- Dimensions
- 23 x 27 cm
- Categories
- Bookshop, Decorative Arts, MAD's publications
Description
The Decorative Arts' Museum retains one of the finest collections of decorative art in the world, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Its 150,000 works represent all aspects of artistic production in all fields: furniture, silverware, ceramics, glass, jewelery, wallpapers, drawings, toys ... This book presents more than one hundred major pieces of the museum, chosen and commented by the conservators specializing in different fields. It offers a new look at this collection and is a wonderful introduction to the history of the decorative arts. It includes the works that have made the reputation of the museum and a selection of the most beautiful pieces, unpublished, acquired in recent years.