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The Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume XV: Decorative Arts

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Main Details

Title The Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume XV: Decorative Arts
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Wolfram Koeppe
By (author) Clare Le Corbeiller
By (author) William Rieder
By (author) Charles Truman
By (author) Suzanne G. Valenstein
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 216
Category/GenreArt History
Decorative arts
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
ISBN/Barcode 9780691154909
ClassificationsDewey:708.1471
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 478 color illus. 75 duotones.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 22 July 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

Catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the twentieth century.

Author Biography

John Guy is curator, Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Wolfram Koeppe is curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Linda Komaroff is curator of Islamic Art and department head, Art of the Middle East, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Clare Le Corbeiller was curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Denise Patry Leidy is curator, Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Martin Levy, FSA, is an antiques dealer and scholar based in London. William Rieder is former curator and administrator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Elizabeth Sullivan is research assistant, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Zhixin Jason Sun is curator, Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Christa C. Mayer Thurman is curator emerita, The Art Institute of Chicago. Charles Truman is an independent scholar, London. Suzanne G. Valenstein is research scholar, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Clare Vincent is associate curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Daniel Walker is Pritzker Chair of Asian Art and Curator of Islamic Art Chair and Christa C. Mayer Thurman Curator of Textiles, The Art Institute of Chicago. Melinda Watt is associate curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, and supervising curator, Antonio Ratti Textile Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Reviews

"This is a handsome and authoritative volume."--Choice