This is a study of picture framing in Britain, written wih the intention of provoking a change in attitude in this underrated art form. It covers 500 years of painting, following changes in fashion and technique, tracing links with wider European taste and connecting with other decorative arts.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 224 page hardcover with many color and b/w illustrations. Bibliography at start and glossary at end. Quite detailed work on the subject. Dust jacket is bright, complete and clean. Black board exterior with title on spine in gold. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. Seller Inventory # 531024
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Hardcover. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Glossy black dust jacke twith color-illustration and white lettering. 224 pp. with 190 color & bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, Nov. 8, 1996 to Feb. 9, 1997. This is a study of picture framing in Britain, written wih the intention of provoking a change in attitude in this underrated art form. It covers 500 years of painting, following changes in fashion and technique, tracing links with wider European taste and connecting with other decorative arts. VG- a clean, tight copy with only a hint of shelf rubbing; unbroken spine; appears to be unread. Seller Inventory # 165278
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Cloth w/DJ. Condition: VG/VG. Black & White/Color Illus. (illustrator). .: National Portrait Gallery. VG/VG. (1997). . Cloth w/DJ. 4to., 224 pp, shelfwear . Seller Inventory # BOOKS5038
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Jacket has moderate wear and no tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 224ppNote that this is the hard cover edition. Issued for the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery London, 9th November 1996-9 February 1997. Six essays including subjects: Attitudes to Picture Framing in Britain and Abroad, The Development of the Picture Frame, The Artist and the Picture Frame. Plus A Survey of Picture Frames in the National Portrait Gallery. Size: 230mm x 280mm. Book. Seller Inventory # 029371
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