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Domestic and Ceremonial Glassware from the Renaissance to the XIXth Century, Constance Rubini, Catherine Hébrard-Salivas, Isabelle Biron, Pierre Rosenberg, Jean-Luc Olivié, 2013<br/> &copy;  madd Bordeaux - F. Griffon
Domestic and Ceremonial Glassware from the Renaissance to the XIXth Century, Constance Rubini, Catherine Hébrard-Salivas, Isabelle Biron, Pierre Rosenberg, Jean-Luc Olivié, 2013
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Domestic and Ceremonial Glassware from the Renaissance to the XIXth Century

The du Mesnil Collection

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

Available for consultation

Price €20,00