Pietre Dure

Pietre Dure Hardstone in Furniture and Decorations

Hardback (15 Feb 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Precious and semi-precious stones were polished and inlaid in the pictorial 'mosaic' surfaces of prestigious furniture from the 16th to the 19th centuries. This text illustrates the range of its uses in furniture and decoration and discusses the major centres of its production.

Book information

ISBN: 9780856675584
Publisher: Philip Wilson
Imprint: Philip Wilson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 738.56
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 312
Weight: -1g
Height: 290mm
Width: 240mm