| Description |
1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
American Association for State and Local History book series |
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American Association for State and Local History book series.
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| Contents |
Interpreting Decorative Arts Objects -- Looking at Objects -- Understanding Style -- Furniture in the Seventeenth-Century or Mannerist Style -- Furniture in the William and Mary or Early Baroque Style -- Furniture in the Queen Anne or Late Baroque Style -- Furniture in the Chippendale or Rococo Style -- Furniture in the Federal or Early Classical-Revival Style -- Furniture in the Empire or Late Classical-Revival Style |
| Summary |
Winterthur Museum is world renowned for its decorative arts collections and its exceptional educational programs. Adapted from the training materials developed at the museum, the revised and enhanced Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters is an indispensable guide for anyone involved with interpretation of decorative arts collections. Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 elucidates the principles of public interpretation, explains how to analyze objects, and defines the concept of style. Eighteen s provide comprehensive descriptions of decorative ar |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
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Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum |
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Decorative arts, Early American -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Decorative arts -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Folkcrafts.
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ART -- Folk & Outsider Art.
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Decorative arts
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Decorative arts, Early American
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010000103 |
| ISBN |
9780759119444 |
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0759119449 |
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9780759119451 |
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0759119457 |
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9780759119468 |
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0759119465 |
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1282713434 |
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9781282713437 |
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9786612713439 |
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6612713437 |
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