The art of the chair in the 18th century in France
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Informazioni sul libro
| Autore : | Bill G.B. Pallot |
| Editore : | ACR (1987) |
| Legatura : | Hardcover w/jacket (332 pages) 10 inches x 12-½ inches |
| Lingua : | French |
| ISBN : | 978-2-86770-023-1 |
| EAN : | 9782867700231 |
Descrizione
The art of the chair in the 18th century in France, by Bill G.B. Pallot, Ed. ACR, 10 inches x 12-½ inches ( 25 cm x 32 cm ), Hardcover book with 332 full color pages
This large hardcover book of 332 pages with great color and B/W illustrations is a study of chair-carpenters, that recreates the environment centred around the leading figure Nicolas Heurtaut.
Sculptors, gilders and upholsterers are the other professions which contribute to the elaboration of a chair.
The book's theoretical section is completed with more technical observations, notably on the art of distinguishing an authentic piece from the false.
The period covered extends from the end of the "Regency" style to the beginning of neo-classicism (1730-1775).
The following artisans are discussed:
Avisse, Blanchard, Boucault, Carpentier, Cresson, Delanois, Foliot, Gourdin and Tilliard...
Contents:
- Preface by Svend Eriksen
- Foreword by Karl Lagarfeld
- The carpenters guild in Paris
- The corporation of sculptors in Paris
- The operation of the workshop and the elaboration of the seats
- From the Regency to Rococo (1740-1745)
- From the symmetrized Rococo to the beginning of the neo-classicism (1745-1775)
- The beginning of the neo-classicism (1753-1775)
- Life of Nicolas Heurtaut
- The activity of Nicolas Heurtaut
Part five: Selected biographies of French chair-carpenters (1730-1775)
The French texts are written by Bill G.B. Pallot.
Description française
L'Art du siège au XVIIIe siècle en France
Détails du livre
| Auteur : | Bill G.B. Pallot |
| Éditeur : | ACR (1987) |
| Reliure : | Relié sous jaquette (332 pages) 25 cm x 32 cm ( 10 inches x 12-½ inches ) |
| Langue(s) : | Français |
| ISBN : | 978-2-86770-023-1 |
| EAN : | 9782867700231 |
Description
L'Art du siège au XVIIIe siècle en France, de Bill G.B. Pallot, Ed. ACR, 25 cm x 32 cm, relié avec 332 pages couleurs
Ce grand livre de 332 pages illustré de photo couleurs et N/B est une étude et recréation d'un milieu, celui des menuisiers en sièges, autour d'un de leurs chefs de file : Nicolas Heurtaut.
Vision renforcée par l'examen des autres métiers concourant à l'élaboration du siège, tels que les sculpteurs, les peintres-doreurs et les tapissiers.
Une partie théorique inédite, utilement complétée par des observations plus techniques, sur l'art d'apprécier et celui de distinguer le siège authentique du faux.
La période analysée, de la fin du style Régence au début du néo-classicisme (1730-1775), abordera les artisans suivants :
Avisse, Blanchard, Boucault, Carpentier, Cresson, Delanois, Foliot, Gourdin, Nadal, Séné, Tilliard...
Principaux chapitres de l'ouvrage :
- Préface de Svend Eriksen
- Avant-propos de Karl Lagarfeld
- La corporation des menuisiers parisiens
- La corporation des sculpteurs parisiens
- La marche de l'atelier et l'élaboration des sièges
- Du style Régence au rocaille (1740-1745)
- Du rocaille symétrisé au début du néo-classicisme (1745-1775)
- Le début du néo-classicisme (1753-1775)
- La vie de Nicolas Heurtaut
- L'activité de Nicolas Heurtaut
CINQUIÈME PARTIE : Biographies sélectionnées de menuisiers en sièges français (1730-1775)
Les textes en Français sont de Bill G.B. Pallot.
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