Annamaria Giusti

Pietre Dure and the Art of Florentine Inlay

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'Pietre dure' are mosaic designs made from semi-precious stones. This book aims to capture the beauty and craftsmanship of this ancient technique of 'painting in stone'. Looking at decorative stonework techniques since prehistory, it focuses on the period from its rebirth in 16th-century Rome to the developments of the 19th century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 340mm x 258mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 2386g
• ISBN-13: 9780500512975
• ISBN-10: 0500512973
• Artikelnr.: 21566625

Autorenporträt

Annamaria Giusti is Chief Curator, Opificio delle Pietre Dure e Laboratori di Restauro in Florence.

Inhaltsangabe

I. The Eternal Fascination of Pietre Dure - presents the various kinds of
mosaic using semi-precious stones and the different ways they have been
used from prehistory to the present day . II. The Roman Renaissance and the
Renewed Interest in Polychrome Pietre Dure - the rebirth of pietre dure in
16th-century Rome . III. Production in Florence under the Medicis - the
most coherent and spectacular period in the history of European pietre dure
. IV. The Success of Pietre Dure in Europe During the 18th Century - Royal
Workshops throughout Europe . V. Glories of the Ancien Regime - Production
under the Hapsburgs, Bourbons, Catherine II, Frederic II and the French
Court . VI. From the Splendours of the Court to the Luxury of the Borghese
- Florentine production in the 19th century.