Description |
1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations |
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Mega Square |
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Mega Square
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Contents |
Biography; TIFFANY THE PAINTER; TIFFANY THE MAKER OF STAINED GLASS; THE WOMAN THAT FEARETH THE LORD, SHESHALL BE PRAISED. GIVE HER OF THE FRUIT OF HERHANDS AND LET HER OWN WORKS PRAISE HER INTHE GATES.; FAVRILE GLASS; ENAMELS AND JEWELRY; AFTERWORD; List of illustrations |
Summary |
A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany spearheaded the Art Nouveau movement in the United States. At a time and in a country in perpetual growth, Tiffany succeeded in elevating the decorative to the rank of fine art.Tiffany's workshops specialized in glass, where they developed groundbreaking techniques that resulted in beautiful effects. Following the examples of Gallé or Daum, Tiffany made the most of colours, opaqueness and transparency. However, Tiffany's greatest success was in his mosaic glass lamps, similar to the stained-glass windows of cathe |
Notes |
English |
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Description based on online resource, PDF version (viewed Nov. 6, 2023) |
Subject |
Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933.
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SUBJECT |
Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933 fast |
Subject |
Glass artists -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers.
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CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Glass & Glassware.
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Glass artists
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2023300643 |
ISBN |
9781780422329 |
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1780422326 |
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