Parallel text in English and Italian. "The first edition of this volume has been published for the exhibition: Magnificenza e Progetto - Cinquecento anni di grandi mobili a confronto, Palazzo Reale, Milan, 22 April-21 June 2009."--p. [7]. "First published in Italy in 2009 by Skira Editore ... "--T. p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-271).
Contents:
An international objective = Un obiettivo internazionale / Luigi Settembrini -- Precious furniture = Mobili preziosi / Cristina Acidini -- The theatre of time = Il teatro del tempo / Mario Bellini -- Pomp and splendour in Italian furnishings = Fasti e magnificenze del mobilio italiano / Enrico Colle -- Near, distant and faraway objects = Oggetti vicini, lontani, lontanissimi / Manolo De Giorgi -- I. Courts, patrons and artists: origin and development of modern styles = I. Le corti, i committenti, gli artisti: origine e sviluppo degli stili moderni / Enrico Colle -- II. Baroque magnificence = II. Magnificenze barocche / Enrico Colle -- III. Ebony and gilded bronze = III. Ebano e bronzo dorato / Enrico Colle -- IV. The masters of inlay = Iv. I maestri dell'intarsio / Enrico Colle -- V. Late Baroque variations and rococo = V. Variazioni tardobarocche e rococò / Enrico Colle -- VI. Rococo: the pleasures of surprise = VI. Rococò: ovvero i piaceri della sorpresa / Enrico Colle -- VII. Neoclassical taste = VII. Gusto neoclassico / Enrico Colle -- VIII. The Italian Empire style = VIII. Lo stile Impero italiano / Enrico Colle -- Catalogue of works = Catalogo delle opere.
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