Cuisenier Jean Editor (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1979.Europe. Mouton. 281p., ex-departmental library otherwise very good cloth and dust jacket. 12/22.

Staple Bound. Condition: Good. Catalog for exhibition prepared for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) by Jean Cuisenier, director of the French National Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions [Published Date: no date listed, circa 1982]. Paper covers, 19 pp. staple bound. Adapted from the French by Thomas W. Lyman. Contents includes: What is French Folk Art? Approaches to Folk Art, The Stages of Life, Domestic Space and Social Roles, Customs, Rituals, and Symbols, Games and Holidays, The Dissemination of Folk Art, Selected References (Books and Catalogs), Catalog of the Exhibition, with descriptions of 189 items, some with black and white photo reproductions. In good condition. Red pictorial paper covers have a few 1/2" or less chips and tears and creasing along edges. light overall scuffing to covers as well with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges and spine. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From Introduction to catalog] The purpose of this exhibition is to define the problems and discern the trends of French folk art. Since folk art is linked so inextricably to the life of its people, this catalog is arranged, not by region or subject, not historically or chronologically, but by artistic precedent and social organization. Many examples of French folk art find their sources of inspiration in high art models. The art has grown and developed, influenced by the life cycle of the French rural people. This exhibition and catalog are presented to show how that influence has been felt and how, through a network of peddlers and fairs and markets, the art has been disseminated throughout the countryside. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 281 pages; In the "World Anthropology" Collection.; Cloth hardcover. No DJ. Ex-library with the usual markings. Front flap of dustjacket was pasted inside front board. Book is clean, tight and in good to very good condition with just a slight fading of the spine. Size: 8vo. Livre.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 291 pages. 9.06x6.10x0.69 inches. In Stock.

PAP. Condition: Very Good. Paperback, good condition, glue from binding showing on first and last page, however no apparent damage to binding, pages are in very good condition.