Claude-Paule Wiegandt - Le Mobilier Français - Transition – Louis XVI

Wiegandt, Claude-Paule: Transition - Louis XVI. Le mobilier français
Paris: Éditions Massin
ISBN 978-2-7072-0281-9

This work documents the transitional phase from the Louis XV to the Louis XVI style in French furniture making. It deals with the artisanal and social foundations of the period, in particular the rediscovery of antiquity by the Grand Tour and its influence on ornamentation, proportions and materials. The volume contains in-depth descriptions of furniture types, materials and techniques as well as numerous colour illustrations from museum collections.

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