Antiques

ISBN: 9788859610809
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
This book aims to present an illustrated vision in the history of French pendulum-clocks, between the time of Louis XIV and the Empire, through their stylistic evolution. It is far from easy to distinguish between a real 18th-cent... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780988647602
Published by : TK Asian Antiquities
Eleven chapters of relevant scientific analytical and testing techniques used in the authentication of antiquities, including what science can and cannot do. An essay on “logic and opinion” in the authentication procedure finishes the text. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859610243
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Special issue of the journal dedicated to the Risorgimento and in particular to the collector Frederick Stibbert, who, in 1866, at the outbreak of the Third War of Independence, volunteered for service in the Garibaldian Guides despite his British... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781903767122
Published by : Archaeopress
Series: BEAZLEY ARCHIVE: STUDIES IN GEMS AND JEWELLERY
Volume: 5
Dr. Julia Kagan, Curator of post-Classical engraved gems in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, has devoted a lifetime of scholarship to the study of gem-engraving in Britain, in part inspired by the English Brown brothers who carved ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780817355173
Published by : University of Alabama Press
Pottery types, composed of specific sets of attributes, have long been defined for various periods and areas of the Atlantic coast, but their relationships and meanings have not been explicitly examined. In exploring these relationships for the No... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718830441
Published by : Lutterworth Press
In this delightful book Jo Major takes the reader on a photographic journey around rural Britain to discover the thriving organisation that is the WI Country Markets. These markets provide local communities with a variety of wholesome produce, fro... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718891404
Published by : Lutterworth Press
Throughout history people have perpetuated the memory of the dead by constructing stone monuments. The majority of early tombs honour great men, but by the 17th and 18th centuries the humble as well as the rich and powerful sought to express their... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780988647633
Published by : TK Asian Antiquities
A look into the cultural influences found in Buddhist “celestial” art/artifacts from Yunnan, China - specifically "offering vessels" & "prayer tablets". Most all artifacts date from the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279 CE) through the Ming Dynasty (1368- ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718890100
Published by : Lutterworth Press
The background to collecting military medals is inseparable from a study of history. The earliest British medals, as befits a nation for so long reliant upon naval strength for its independence, were issued to the Navy, beginning with the defeat o... .... Learn More