Interpreting Objects and Collections

Interpreting Objects and Collections
Author: Susan M. Pearce
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 1994
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0415112885

Bringing together the most significant papers on the interpretation of objects and collections, this volume examines how people relate to material culture and why they collect things.

The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2010
Genre: Decoration and ornament
ISBN: 1588393666

The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries --Book Jacket.

Hints on Household Taste

Hints on Household Taste
Author: Charles L. Eastlake
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2013-01-24
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 048613671X

Primary authority on what was proper, beautiful, efficient in all aspects of mid-19th-century interior design. Originally published in 1868. Over 100 illustrations.