"Silverware" 1982 Gruber, Alain

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GRUBER, Alain

[305] pp.

Rizzoli

1982

9 7/8" x 10 1/2"

The author traces the evolution of household silverware in … Read more GRUBER, Alain

[305] pp.

Rizzoli

1982

9 7/8" x 10 1/2"

The author traces the evolution of household silverware in the European tradition using a novel approach: a concentration on the practical function of each type of object. For this volume the author has assembled remarkable illustrations: reproductions of little-known paintings, drawings and engravings that depict items of silverware in their proper historical and functional setting. See less