William Burges''s Great Bookcase and the Victorian Colour Revolution

Interweaving art, literature and chemistry, Charlotte Ribeyrol draws on rare archival material to explore the fascinating story of an extraordinary piece of furniture in the context of the Victorian “color revolution”

A propos de l'auteur

Charlotte Ribeyrol is a professor in nineteenth-century British literature at the Sorbonne, Paris and an honorary curator at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Tea Ghigo is a conservation research fellow at the Ashmolean Museum.

Résumé

Interweaving art, literature and chemistry, Charlotte Ribeyrol draws on rare archival material to explore the fascinating story of an extraordinary piece of furniture in the context of the Victorian “color revolution”

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Charlotte Ribeyrol, Ribeyrol Charlotte
• Edition: Yale University Press Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 23.05.2023
• EAN: 9780300267976
• ISBN: 978-0-300-26797-6
• Pages: 240
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Autres; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Decorative arts, ART / European, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, ART / Color Theory, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Art techniques & principles, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Colours and colour theory