Antiquespeak: A Guide to the Styles, Techniques, and Materials of the Decorative Arts, from the Renaissance to Art Deco
Autor Kathryn B. Hiesinger, George H. Marcusen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 1997
Continuing the popular and illuminating "Speak" series, this handsomely designed volume offers a user-friendly lexicon of the decorative arts.
Understanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. AntiqueSpeak provides this essential information in concise but illuminating essays that cover almost a millennium of styles (such as Baroque and Art Deco), materials (glass, ivory), types of objects (furniture, toys and games), specialized areas of collecting (folk art, Judaica), and concerns involved with acquiring and caring for antiques (auctions, condition, marks and signatures). In addition, the book includes a handy one-page StyleChart; a section of color plates (one for each major style); an album of ornaments and classical orders, represented by line drawings; labeled drawings of selected furniture types; an introduction that explains how to use the book; and an invaluable index that provides dates and nationalities for all the designers, craftsmen, artists, and others discussed in the entries.
Understanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. AntiqueSpeak provides this essential information in concise but illuminating essays that cover almost a millennium of styles (such as Baroque and Art Deco), materials (glass, ivory), types of objects (furniture, toys and games), specialized areas of collecting (folk art, Judaica), and concerns involved with acquiring and caring for antiques (auctions, condition, marks and signatures). In addition, the book includes a handy one-page StyleChart; a section of color plates (one for each major style); an album of ornaments and classical orders, represented by line drawings; labeled drawings of selected furniture types; an introduction that explains how to use the book; and an invaluable index that provides dates and nationalities for all the designers, craftsmen, artists, and others discussed in the entries.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780789201898
ISBN-10: 0789201895
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Abbeville Publishing Group
Colecția Abbeville Press
ISBN-10: 0789201895
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Abbeville Publishing Group
Colecția Abbeville Press
Cuprins
Table of Contents from: Antiquespeak
STYLECHART
INTRODUCTION: A USERS MANUAL
COLOR PLATES
ORNAMENTAL ELEMENTS AND THE CLASSICAL ORDERS
ADAM
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
ANTIQUES
(APPLIQUÉ-see NEEDLEWORK)
ART DECO
(ART MODERNE-see ART DECO)
ART NOUVEAU
ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
AUCTIONS
BAROQUE
BASKETRY
(BAUHAUS-see MODERNISM)
BIEDERMEIER
BRASS
BRONZE
(CAROLIAN-see RESTORATION)
CARPETS
(CHARLES II-see RESTORATION)
(CHARLES IX-see FRANCIS I)
CHARLES X
CHINOISERIE
CHIPPENDALE
CLOCKS
(COLLECTIBLES-see ANTIQUES)
COLONIAL REVIVAL
(COMMONWEALTH-see JACOBEAN)
CONDITION
(CONSERVATION-see CONDITION)
(CONSULAT-see EMPIRE)
COPPER
COUNTRY
(CROMWELLIAN-see JACOBEAN)
(DIRECTOIRE-see EMPIRE, LOUIS XVI)
(EDWARDIAN-see VICTORIAN)
(EGYPTIAN REVIVAL-see EMPIRE, REGENCY)
(ELIZABETHAN-see TUDOR)
(EMBROIDERY-see NEEDLEWORK)
EMPIRE
ENAMELS
EXPORT WARES
FANS
FEDERAL
(FIGURINES-see STATUETTES)
FOLK ART
FRANCIS I
FRENCH PROVINCIAL
(FRENCH RENAISSANCE-see FRANCIS I)
FURNITURE
GEORGIAN
GLASS
(GLAZE-see PORCELAIN, POTTERY)
GOLD AND SILVER
GOTHIC REVIVAL
(GREEK REVIVAL-see FEDERAL, NEOCLASSICISM, REGENCY)
(HALLMARKS-see MARKS, SIGNATURES, AND LABELS)
HARDSTONES
HARDWARE AND FITTINGS
(HENRI II-see FRANCIS I)
HEPPLEWHITE
HISPANO-MORESQUE
(INTERNATIONAL STYLE-see MODERNISM)
IRON
IVORY
JACOBEAN
(JAPANISM-see AESTHETIC MOVEMENT)
(JAPANNING-see LACQUER)
JUDAICA
(JUGENDSTIL-see ART NOUVEAU)
LACE
LACQUER
LIGHTING
(LOUIS XIII-see BAROQUE, LOUIS XIV)
LOUIS XIV
LOUIS XV
LOUIS XVI
LOUIS-PHILIPPE
(MANNERISM-see RENAISSANCE)
MARKS, SIGNATURES, AND LABELS
(MARQUETRY-see FURNITURE)
MODERNISM
MOSAICS
(NAPOLEON III-see SECOND EMPIRE)
NEEDLEWORK
NEOCLASSICISM
(NEO-GOTHIC-see GOTHIC REVIVAL)
(NÉO-GREC-see SECOND EMPIRE)
OBJECTS OF VERTU
PAPIER-MACHÉ
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN
PEWTER
(PIETRE DURE-see HARDSTONES)
PORCELAIN
POTTERY
QUEEN ANNE
(QUEEN ANNE REVIVAL-see AESTHETIC MOVEMENT)
RÉGENCE
REGENCY
RELIGIOUS OBJECTS
RENAISSANCE
RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
(REPRODUCTIONS-see REVIVALS AND REPRODUCTIONS)
(RESTAURATION-see CHARLES X)
RESTORATION
(RESTORATION-see CONDITION)
REVIVALS AND REPRODUCTIONS
ROCOCO
ROCOCO REVIVAL
(RUGS-see CARPETS)
(SCHOOL OF FONTAINEBLEAU-see FRANCIS I)
SECESSION
SECOND EMPIRE
SHAKER
SHERATON
(SILVER-see GOLD AND SILVER)
STATUETTES
(STILE LIBERTY-see ART NOUVEAU)
(STUART-see JACOBEAN, RESTORATION, WILLIAM AND MARY)
TAPESTRIES
(TEXTILES-see UPHOLSTERY)
TILES
TIN
TOYS AND GAMES
TUDOR
UPHOLSTERY
VICTORIAN
WALLPAPER
(WIENER WERKSTÄTTE-see SECESSION)
WILLIAM AND MARY
WOOD
FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
INDEX
STYLECHART
INTRODUCTION: A USERS MANUAL
COLOR PLATES
ORNAMENTAL ELEMENTS AND THE CLASSICAL ORDERS
ADAM
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
ANTIQUES
(APPLIQUÉ-see NEEDLEWORK)
ART DECO
(ART MODERNE-see ART DECO)
ART NOUVEAU
ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
AUCTIONS
BAROQUE
BASKETRY
(BAUHAUS-see MODERNISM)
BIEDERMEIER
BRASS
BRONZE
(CAROLIAN-see RESTORATION)
CARPETS
(CHARLES II-see RESTORATION)
(CHARLES IX-see FRANCIS I)
CHARLES X
CHINOISERIE
CHIPPENDALE
CLOCKS
(COLLECTIBLES-see ANTIQUES)
COLONIAL REVIVAL
(COMMONWEALTH-see JACOBEAN)
CONDITION
(CONSERVATION-see CONDITION)
(CONSULAT-see EMPIRE)
COPPER
COUNTRY
(CROMWELLIAN-see JACOBEAN)
(DIRECTOIRE-see EMPIRE, LOUIS XVI)
(EDWARDIAN-see VICTORIAN)
(EGYPTIAN REVIVAL-see EMPIRE, REGENCY)
(ELIZABETHAN-see TUDOR)
(EMBROIDERY-see NEEDLEWORK)
EMPIRE
ENAMELS
EXPORT WARES
FANS
FEDERAL
(FIGURINES-see STATUETTES)
FOLK ART
FRANCIS I
FRENCH PROVINCIAL
(FRENCH RENAISSANCE-see FRANCIS I)
FURNITURE
GEORGIAN
GLASS
(GLAZE-see PORCELAIN, POTTERY)
GOLD AND SILVER
GOTHIC REVIVAL
(GREEK REVIVAL-see FEDERAL, NEOCLASSICISM, REGENCY)
(HALLMARKS-see MARKS, SIGNATURES, AND LABELS)
HARDSTONES
HARDWARE AND FITTINGS
(HENRI II-see FRANCIS I)
HEPPLEWHITE
HISPANO-MORESQUE
(INTERNATIONAL STYLE-see MODERNISM)
IRON
IVORY
JACOBEAN
(JAPANISM-see AESTHETIC MOVEMENT)
(JAPANNING-see LACQUER)
JUDAICA
(JUGENDSTIL-see ART NOUVEAU)
LACE
LACQUER
LIGHTING
(LOUIS XIII-see BAROQUE, LOUIS XIV)
LOUIS XIV
LOUIS XV
LOUIS XVI
LOUIS-PHILIPPE
(MANNERISM-see RENAISSANCE)
MARKS, SIGNATURES, AND LABELS
(MARQUETRY-see FURNITURE)
MODERNISM
MOSAICS
(NAPOLEON III-see SECOND EMPIRE)
NEEDLEWORK
NEOCLASSICISM
(NEO-GOTHIC-see GOTHIC REVIVAL)
(NÉO-GREC-see SECOND EMPIRE)
OBJECTS OF VERTU
PAPIER-MACHÉ
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN
PEWTER
(PIETRE DURE-see HARDSTONES)
PORCELAIN
POTTERY
QUEEN ANNE
(QUEEN ANNE REVIVAL-see AESTHETIC MOVEMENT)
RÉGENCE
REGENCY
RELIGIOUS OBJECTS
RENAISSANCE
RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
(REPRODUCTIONS-see REVIVALS AND REPRODUCTIONS)
(RESTAURATION-see CHARLES X)
RESTORATION
(RESTORATION-see CONDITION)
REVIVALS AND REPRODUCTIONS
ROCOCO
ROCOCO REVIVAL
(RUGS-see CARPETS)
(SCHOOL OF FONTAINEBLEAU-see FRANCIS I)
SECESSION
SECOND EMPIRE
SHAKER
SHERATON
(SILVER-see GOLD AND SILVER)
STATUETTES
(STILE LIBERTY-see ART NOUVEAU)
(STUART-see JACOBEAN, RESTORATION, WILLIAM AND MARY)
TAPESTRIES
(TEXTILES-see UPHOLSTERY)
TILES
TIN
TOYS AND GAMES
TUDOR
UPHOLSTERY
VICTORIAN
WALLPAPER
(WIENER WERKSTÄTTE-see SECESSION)
WILLIAM AND MARY
WOOD
FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
INDEX
Recenzii
"An excellent reference book." — Asbury Park Press
"This terrific paperback, in a manageable 6-by-9-inch size, is jampacked with information that both novices and veteran collectors will appreciate…A time-line-style chart is a handy reference guide." — Houston Chronicle
"This terrific paperback, in a manageable 6-by-9-inch size, is jampacked with information that both novices and veteran collectors will appreciate…A time-line-style chart is a handy reference guide." — Houston Chronicle
Notă biografică
Kathryn B. Hiesinger is curator of European decorative arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is also the co-author of Abbeville's Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design: An Illustrated Handbook.
George H. Marcus is adjunct assistant professor of the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania. He is co-author of Abbeville's Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design: An Illustrated Handbook. as well as a number of other books on design. He co-curated the exhibition "What Is Design Today?" at Philadelphia University and wrote the accompanying book. For over thirty years, he served as director of publications at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
George H. Marcus is adjunct assistant professor of the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania. He is co-author of Abbeville's Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design: An Illustrated Handbook. as well as a number of other books on design. He co-curated the exhibition "What Is Design Today?" at Philadelphia University and wrote the accompanying book. For over thirty years, he served as director of publications at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Extras
Excerpt from: Antiquespeak
Introduction
A USER’S MANUAL
Understanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. Lacking this language impedes serious discussion. Yet how many people know what is Empire about a sofa or the difference between a knotted or a woven carpet? Or what is Louis XIV or Louis-Philippe, porcelain, or pottery? Even experts in one area can be tripped up by the intricacies of another, and the definition of antique itself is imprecise. That is why this book can be very helpful to amateurs and professionals alike.
The essays in AntiqueSpeak discuss European and American styles (such as baroque and art deco), materials (glass, ivory), types of objects (furniture, toys and games), specialized areas of collecting (export wares, Judaica), and processes related to acquiring and caring for antiques (auctions, condition). Each term is explained in a concise survey of the subject, and the essays are arranged in alphabetical order.
The essays that define styles—the set of constant characteristics that give sufficient coherence to an artistic expression of a group or period to make it recognizable and distinguishable from others—are divided into the journalistic categories of Who, When, Where, and What.
WHO is a list of the principal architects, artists, designers, craftsmen, manufacturers, and theorists. Certain individuals and companies appear in several entries, sometimes working in different countries, during different periods, and in different styles.
WHEN signifies the moment of greatest vitality for a particular style. The entry for rococo revival, for example, gives the dates 1830s through 1870s, but the style continued in certain circles long after that. When the style has the name of a monarch, however, the reign dates for the monarch have been cited to avoid confusion, even though in many cases the characteristics of the style were apparent before the reign began and persisted strongly after it was over.
WHERE identifies the countries or continents in which a style was centered. It does not mean that artists and craftsmen involved in that style did not live or work in other places, nor that the style did not eventually travel to other areas.
WHAT defines the origins, nature, and implications of the style. As can be seen from these entries, the history of European styles (at least those following the Renaissance) was centered in France and England, and many styles take their names from the monarchs of these countries. This is not a case of Franco or Anglophilia. From the mid-seventeenth to the early twentieth century in Europe, France set the styles and the rest of the Continent followed, so that it is not at all uncommon to see references to "Spanish Louis XV" or "Russian Empire" objects. Even though many influences came to England from France, British decorative arts had a separate line of development with its own versions and sequence of styles, which were also diffused throughout its colonies. Thus in colonial America the styles followed the same forms and nomenclature as those used in England.
What is the best way to use this volume? That depends on who you are. AntiqueSpeak has been designed for different kinds of users and different situations. Confronted with a particular antique object, a reader might want to look up its period, decoration, and material (for example, rococo, chinoiserie, gold and silver). The student, collector, and inveterate antique hunter will find it useful to read the book from beginning to end, then return to it as needed, guidebook fashion. A StyleChart puts the material in chronological perspective; cross-references and an extensive index (which provides dates for the figures discussed in the book) ensure easy access to additional information. The purpose of all these elements is to offer the reader an unintimidating way to become familiar with the language of antiques.
Introduction
A USER’S MANUAL
Understanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. Lacking this language impedes serious discussion. Yet how many people know what is Empire about a sofa or the difference between a knotted or a woven carpet? Or what is Louis XIV or Louis-Philippe, porcelain, or pottery? Even experts in one area can be tripped up by the intricacies of another, and the definition of antique itself is imprecise. That is why this book can be very helpful to amateurs and professionals alike.
The essays in AntiqueSpeak discuss European and American styles (such as baroque and art deco), materials (glass, ivory), types of objects (furniture, toys and games), specialized areas of collecting (export wares, Judaica), and processes related to acquiring and caring for antiques (auctions, condition). Each term is explained in a concise survey of the subject, and the essays are arranged in alphabetical order.
The essays that define styles—the set of constant characteristics that give sufficient coherence to an artistic expression of a group or period to make it recognizable and distinguishable from others—are divided into the journalistic categories of Who, When, Where, and What.
WHO is a list of the principal architects, artists, designers, craftsmen, manufacturers, and theorists. Certain individuals and companies appear in several entries, sometimes working in different countries, during different periods, and in different styles.
WHEN signifies the moment of greatest vitality for a particular style. The entry for rococo revival, for example, gives the dates 1830s through 1870s, but the style continued in certain circles long after that. When the style has the name of a monarch, however, the reign dates for the monarch have been cited to avoid confusion, even though in many cases the characteristics of the style were apparent before the reign began and persisted strongly after it was over.
WHERE identifies the countries or continents in which a style was centered. It does not mean that artists and craftsmen involved in that style did not live or work in other places, nor that the style did not eventually travel to other areas.
WHAT defines the origins, nature, and implications of the style. As can be seen from these entries, the history of European styles (at least those following the Renaissance) was centered in France and England, and many styles take their names from the monarchs of these countries. This is not a case of Franco or Anglophilia. From the mid-seventeenth to the early twentieth century in Europe, France set the styles and the rest of the Continent followed, so that it is not at all uncommon to see references to "Spanish Louis XV" or "Russian Empire" objects. Even though many influences came to England from France, British decorative arts had a separate line of development with its own versions and sequence of styles, which were also diffused throughout its colonies. Thus in colonial America the styles followed the same forms and nomenclature as those used in England.
What is the best way to use this volume? That depends on who you are. AntiqueSpeak has been designed for different kinds of users and different situations. Confronted with a particular antique object, a reader might want to look up its period, decoration, and material (for example, rococo, chinoiserie, gold and silver). The student, collector, and inveterate antique hunter will find it useful to read the book from beginning to end, then return to it as needed, guidebook fashion. A StyleChart puts the material in chronological perspective; cross-references and an extensive index (which provides dates for the figures discussed in the book) ensure easy access to additional information. The purpose of all these elements is to offer the reader an unintimidating way to become familiar with the language of antiques.
Descriere
rative arts. The volume covers the Renaissance to Art Deco and includes a one-page style chart, a section of color plates, and an album of ornaments and classical orders. 66 illustrations, 16 in full color.