Description |
310 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
Contents |
The Object Comes to Life / Philippe Roberts-Jones -- The Story of a Collection / Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet -- Pt. 1. Cast-off Curio. I. Angels in Azure Robes. II. The Apparition. III. Naming the Object. IV. From the Croup and the Flight. V. The Hollow Void -- Pt. 2. Midnight in its Places. VI. Ideal Adornment. VII. Of Ideality. VIII. The Slumber of the Sea Horse |
Summary |
"An extremely rich Belgian collection of Art Nouveau articles is behind the adventure leading to the conceiving of this book. Michel Draguet, in eight reference-filled chapters, guides the reader through the period between the end of the last century and the beginning of the present one, the herald of deep changes inspiring an art which, stemming from the symbolist and decadent instances, unfolds like a page of literature."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Includes an interview with A.-M. Gillion Crowet |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and index |
Subject |
Gillion Crowet, Anne-Marie -- Art collections.
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Art nouveau -- Europe.
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Art nouveau.
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Art, European.
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Decoration and ornament -- Private collections -- Belgium.
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Decoration and ornament -- Europe -- Art nouveau
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Author |
Gillion Crowet, Anne-Marie.
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LC no. |
99510598 |
ISBN |
8881183242 |
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