Add this copy of Baroque, 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence to cart. $63.00, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by V & A.
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VG (scuffs, scratches to wraps; edge-wear. spine ends rubbed w/ light scoring to spine. upper corner bumped w/ rubbing to opening pgs. corners rubbed. ) Glossy, gilt pictorial stiff wraps w/ white printing. 372 pgs w/ color, bw illustrations. Baroque: Style in the Age of Magnificence offers a new approach to a style that has sometimes been misunderstood. Broadening the traditional view, this book demonstrates for the first time how the style occurs in art, in architecture and in design and the applied arts, not only throughout Europe but all over the world from Goa and the Philippines in the east to Central and South America in the west." "Illustrated with carefully selected and rarely seen objects from public and private collections, the book explores the contexts for the development of the Baroque style, its ornamental language and the key theme of performance and the visual arts. Attractive feature spreads highlight a variety of topics, including opera, fireworks and religious rituals, and investigate churches and palaces as showcases for the pomp and splendour of Baroque art."--Jacket.
Add this copy of Baroque: Style in the Age of Magnificence to cart. $139.54, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by V & A Publishing.
