This work is the result of a study of the collection of armor and arms contained in the Philadelphia Museum of Art by a distinguished group of internationally respected scholars of armor and arms. Together their work emphasizes the consummate craftsmanship and stylistic development in such areas as goldsmith's work, engraving, embossing, and painting. The book contains photographs, illustrations, appendix, and notes. This copy is clean and solid.

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Title: STUDIES IN EUROPEAN ARMS AND ARMOR. The C. Otto Kienbusch Collection in the Philadephia Museum of Art
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA
Publication Date: 1992
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0812279638
ISBN 13: 9780812279634
Binding: Cloth
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Essays discuss medieval and Renaissance arms and armor in the C. Otto von Kienbusch Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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This work offers seven very accessible essays on selected objects in the von Kienbusch collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Aimed at a much broader audience than the 1963 catalog of the full collection (Princeton Univ. Lib.), this volume focuses on some of the most outstanding pieces in one of the great 20th-century collections. Some essays read like mysteries or thrillers with a cast of dubious characters. The authors are all recognized curators or authorities, and each has a fresh style and approach. Without attempting an overall thesis, this book is a strong addition to the literature of the field: the study of objects of great beauty and of horrible utility. Highly recommended.
- Jack Perry Brown, Ryerson & Burnham Libs ., Art Inst . of Chicago
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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