The Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection Volume I: French Books: Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries

Wiebenson, Dora (catalogue and introduction); Claire Baines (bibliographic descriptions)

ISBN 10: 0807612812 / ISBN 13: 9780807612811

Published by National Gallery of Art, 1993

About this Item

First Edition. 12.25 x 9.5 inches. xxv, 512 pp. b/w illustrations throughout. Red cloth lettered in gilt. Light wear to spine-ends. Small tear to crown of spine. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. In mylar dust wrapper.

Seller Inventory # 4886

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection Volume I: French Books: Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries
• Publisher: National Gallery of Art
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807612812
• ISBN 13: 9780807612811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Asmat Art features the world-renowned woodcarvings of the Asmat, former head-hunters who live in the western half of New Guinea. Working with stone adzes, bone, and bits of shell, early carvers fashioned the local wood into stunning masterpieces. Editor Dirk Smidt has gathered together distinguished experts on Asmat art and culture to describe the physical and spiritual world of the Asmat, the techniques and motifs used by master carvers, and to present an historical overview of European collections of Asmat art.