Domestic and Ceremonial Glassware from the Renaissance to the XIXth Century

This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition: Domestic and Ceremonial Glassware from the Renaissance to the XIXth Century, The du Mesnil Collection presented at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Bordeaux, from the 13th of December 2013 to the 30th of March 2014,  under the direction of Constance Rubini.

Languages French / English

Published 2013

Category Exhibition Catalogue

Topics Decorative Arts, Domestic and Ceremonial Glassware, Renaissance, XVIth century, XVIIth century, XVIIIth century, XIXth century

Publication supervisor

Constance Rubini



Author(s) 

Constance Rubini

Catherine Hébrard-Salivas

Isabelle Biron

Pierre Rosenberg

Jean-Luc Olivié



Summary



Preface



Homage to Chardin

By Pierre Rosenberg



Exploring a passion

By Constance Rubini



From the invention of glass to the pleasure of collecting it: an introduction to the du Mesnil collection 

By Jean-Luc Olivié



The du Mesnil collection



Catalogue of exhibited works

By Jean-Luc Olivié avec Véronique Ayroles



The question of the "southwest France" attribution

By Catherine Hébrard-Salivas



Elementary chemical analysis of glasses: methods and issues 

By Isabelle Biron



Pages 149

Dimensions 20 x 25 cm

Format paperback

ISBN 978-2-9155-4259-2

Publisher Norma - Les Amis de l'hôtel de Lalande