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Seller: ART CONSULTING:SCANDINAVIA, Books on Art, Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.ART CONSULTING:SCANDINAVIA, Books on Art
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This is a fascinating history of the chest--and of its smaller relation, the casket--their practical uses, social functions, customs associated with them, materials, productions, and decorations. Chapters include: Before Drawers and Cupboards; The First Chests; The Dwellings of the Dead; House-Shaped Chests, Arks and Grain Bins; Gothic Chests; The Role of the Chest in the Past; Chests and Benches, The Craft of the Renaissance Joiner; Bridal Chests and Coats of Arms; Baroque Chests, The 17th Century; From the Travellers Chest to the Trunk and the Suit-Case; Chests in Rural Storehouses; Rose-Painted Chests (The Halling Chest, The Telemark Chest); Carved Chests, Caskets, Chests Today, Chests c. 1000-1900. The author is the Director of the Museum of Applied Art in Bergen, and an expert on Norwegian folk art. , English, Year1975, Illust. B/W105, Illust. Color4, ISBN 8270030546, Code 2628. Hardbound, Not in perfect condition., Bibl. Pages 80, Size 8öx 5 1/2ö.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- KISTER OG SKRIN (Chests and Caskets).
- Author
- Peter Anker
- Publisher
- Norway 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
ART CONSULTING:SCANDINAVIA, Books on Art
Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 20, 1999
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ART CONSULTING: SCANDINAVIA, Books on Art & Architecture is located in Monte Nido, California and their specialties are Scandinavia related books on the subjects of Art & Architecture, the Applied Arts including Book Art, Ceramics/Porcelain, Folk Art, Furniture Design/Woodcarving, Glass, Holloware, Industrial Design, Interior Design & Jewelry. Textiles including Carpets, Costume, Embroidery, Fabrics, Fashion Design, Lace, Patchwork, Rugs, Textile Tools and Weaving. Traditional, Modern & Contemporary Fine Art-Painting Sculpture, Art History, Criticism & Theory; Surveys and Monographs. Photography and Graphic Design and to a more limited extent Anthropology, Archaeology, Children's Books, Cook Books, Dictionaries, Folk Tales, History, Literature, Maritime, Medicine, Music, Nature, Religion, Travel and Books on Vikings. ACS also carries books on American and International artists published in Scandinavia. You can browse their inventory by author, title, or subject at www.nordicartbooks.com. …
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Architecture: Surveys, Monographs & Landscape, Applied Arts:Book Art,Ceramics/Porcelain,Folk Art,, Furniture Design/ Woodcarving, Glass, How-To Books,, Metalwork, Industrial Design, Interior Design,, Textiles: Costume, Embroidery, Fabrics, Fashion,, Lace, Patchwork, Weaving, Furnishing Fabrics, Rugs, Fine Art: Traditional, Modern & Contemporary, Art, History, Critique. Graphic Design. Photography.Seller's business information
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