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IMPEY, Oliver
[208] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1977
9 3/4" x 8 1/2"
The styles called chinoiserie were the European …
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IMPEY, Oliver
[208] pp.
Charles Scribner's Sons
1977
9 3/4" x 8 1/2"
The styles called chinoiserie were the European dream of the Orient, an escapist style of decoration that flourished in the courts and houses of 17th and 18th century Europe. This book examines the style and how it developed. Organized in fourteen chapters, with separate chapters on furniture, lacquer and Japan; architecture ; interior decoration ; metalwork ; textiles ; painting, drawing and engraving ; and the Anglo-Chinese garden ; two chapters on ceramics ; and bibliography.
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- Dimensions
- 8.5ʺW × 1ʺD × 9.75ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Fine/ Fine Fine/ Fine less
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