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Classical Taste in America, 1800-1840
by Cooper, Wendy A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (May have few marks from previous gallery owner.)
- ISBN 10
- 1558593853
- ISBN 13
- 9781558593855
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore, MD / New York: Baltimore Museum of Art / Abbeville Press, 1993. Hardcover. VG (May have few marks from previous gallery owner.). Dark chocolate brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, color dj. 308 pp. 103 bw, 139 color plates. The most comprehensive exhibition devoted to this topic since the Newark Museum's exhibition in 1963. Terrific color plates, precise and well-documented research, and a stunning selection of decorative arts. Essays include: Sources of Inspiration: The European Influence; Proper Amusements of the Virtuous: Public and Private Collecting; From The Stores of Antiquity: Furniture and Furnishings; Machines Introduce Muses to The Masses: The Popular Dissemination; American Heroes: Classical Style (Public and Domestic Virtue). Extensive Notes section.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8113.1
- Title
- Classical Taste in America, 1800-1840
- Author
- Cooper, Wendy A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (May have few marks from previous gallery owner.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1558593853
- ISBN 13
- 9781558593855
- Publisher
- Baltimore Museum of Art / Abbeville Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD / New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- American Art; Excat; Classical Art; Furniture; Decorative Arts; 19th Century ; American Art - 19th Century ; Excat ; Classical Art
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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