Squarish quatro, fine in lightly edgeworn pictorial beige dj. 409 illustrations, including 28 in color. Translation from the French of L'Argenterie de maison du XVIe au XIXe siecle. 305pp. The author traces the evolution of household silverware in the European tradition using a novel approach: a concentration on the practical function of each type of object. For this volume the author has assembled remarkable illustrations: reproductions of little-known paintings, drawings and engravings that depict items of silverware in their proper historical and functional setting.

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Title: Silverware
Publisher: New York: Rizzoli, 1982.
Publication Date: 1982
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0847804402
ISBN 13: 9780847804405
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Profusely Illustrated
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Book by Gruber, Alain

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Text: English, French (translation)

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