Frameworks Form, Function & Ornament in European Portrait Frames

Mitchell, Paul & Lynn Roberts

ISBN 10: 1858940370 / ISBN 13: 9781858940373

Published by Merrell Publishers, London, 2008

About this Item

DJ corners have slight rubbing. Plastic coating is starting to peel in a few spots: one at bottom of front cover and the other at the bottom of baack cover. ; Color and b and w photos and illus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 480 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frameworks Form, Function & Ornament in European Portrait Frames
• Publisher: Merrell Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858940370
• ISBN 13: 9781858940373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-

About this title

Synopsis

This highly acclaimed landmark publication provides a beautifully illustrated guide to the most familiar frame styles associated with the major European artistic movements from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. By considering the frame historically, in both its wider physical context and its formal relationship to the work of art, this detailed visual history reveals the extent to which a frame can enhance our appreciation of a picture.

About the Author

Paul Mitchell is a frame historian and consultant of international reputation whose writing on European frames has appeared in specialist periodicals and exhibition catalogues. lynn roberts is an art historian specializing in the history of picture frames. She has published several articles and essays, particularly on nineteenth-century frames.