Shellshock : conchological curiosities
Mauriès, Patrick, 1952-1994
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A history of the use of the shell as artistic decoration and inspiration. From Rococo to Rocaille, through Victorian kitsch to 20th-century refinement, in paintings and porcelain, furniture and fashion, the shell has appeared everwhere. Other work by the author includes "Fornasetti".
Main title:
Shellshock : conchological curiosities / Patrick Mauries.
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Imprint:
London : Thames and Hudson, c1994.
Collation:
112p. : ill(some col.) ; 25cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Translation of: Coquillages et rocailles.
ISBN:
9780500016091
Local class:
745.55
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
488025