Silver
by Glanville, Philippa
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1851771727
- ISBN 13
- 9781851771721
- Seller
-
Kraków, Poland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 4to (27.5 cm), 144 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "This rich social history of silver from the Middle Ages to the present draws on the world-renowned collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, to offer a fresh perspective on this beautiful and virtually indestructible metal. An indispensable guide for collectors and connoisseurs, Silver includes such valuable and practical information as how to recognize fakes and forgeries, care and cleaning, the techniques of making and embellishing silver, and how to read hallmarks.The wealth of illustrations, which show silver in many styles and contexts, include paintings, engravings, historic photographs, designs, and outstanding examples of ceremonial and domestic silver, including superb objects created in the past 10 years." (from the publisher's description)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006870
- Title
- Silver
- Author
- Glanville, Philippa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1851771727
- ISBN 13
- 9781851771721
- Publisher
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative arts;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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