The book examines the aesthetic principles and functional aspects of European portrait frames, highlighting their historical evolution and artistic significance. It provides detailed analysis of form, ornamentation, and craftsmanship, illustrating the relationship between design and cultural context. From the library of John Russell Taylor.

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Title: Frameworks: Form, Function and Ornament in European Portrait Frames
Publisher: Merrell Publishers Ltd
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1858940370
ISBN 13: 9781858940373
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

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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.

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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.

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Filling virtually every corner of his Brook Green apartment, John Russell Taylor's legendary library reflects the incredible breadth of interest that shaped his mind during his almost 30 years as art critic for the Times. Ranging from the fine and decorative arts to drama, cinema, music, poetry, literary studies, biography, bibliography, and London topography, his collection also contains several dozen of his own works, including the only authorised biography of Alfred Hitchcock. The first 5000 of his books on the visual arts - including rare, signed, and limited editions are now for sale. To keep updated on new releases, follow us on Instagram @theprivate.library (https://www.instagram.com/theprivate.library/)

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