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A Marquetry Odyssey: Historical Objects and Personal Work  A Marquetry Odyssey: Historical Objects and Personal Work
A rich history of marquetry is presented in context by one its most ardent and talented proponents-- Silas Kopf, himself a distinguished cabinetmaker for more than thirty years. Foreword by Glenn Adamson, Head of Graduate Studies and Deputy Head of Research, Victoria Albert Museum, London.

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Item number17-51
ISBN 978-1555952877
Author Silas Kopf
Format Hardcover
Pages 232 pages; color photos throughout
Publication Year 2008
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  Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction

Emile Galle
Louis Majorelle
Middle Ages
Islamic Influence
Italian Intarsia
Antonio Barili
Giuliano And Benedetto Da Maiano
Fra Giovanni Da Verona
The Spread of Intarsia and The Birth Of Marquetry
Ancient Egypt
Greece and Rome
France
Pierre Golle
Andre-Charles Boulle
Charles Spindler
Jean-Francois Oeben
Jean-Henri Riesener
David Roentgen
English & Dutch Marquetry
Art Deco
Jacques-Emile Ruthlmann
Sue Et Mare
England
Germany and Austria
American Marquetry

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Chronology
Featured Works By The Author
References
Where To Find Marquetry
Index
 

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