The Burlington Magazine ~ Vol. CL ~ No. 1263 ~ June 2008

A fine clean copy of The Burlington Magazine ~ Vol. CL ~ No. 1263, published in June 2008. Contents include scholarly articles on “Les Arts Décoratifs” ~ “Wilhelm de Rots and early cabinet-making in The Hague”, by Reinier Baarsen ~ “The tinsel of fashion and the geegaws of luxury ~ The Fonthill sale of 1801”, by Robert J. Gemmett ~ “An early Italian textile drawing in the Victoria & Albert Museum”, by Howard Coutts, Mark Evans and Lisa Monnas ~ “Islamic art in Paris ~ Some recent exhibitions”, by Tim Stanley ~ “A portrait of the King of Naples in “pietre dure”, by Alvar González-Palacios ~ “Re-assessing Elizabeth Montagu’s architectural patronage at 23 Hill Street, London”, by David Pullins ~ “Furniture by Paul Auscher { 1866 – 1932 } ~ The architect as designer”, by Philippe Thiébaut ~ BOOK REVIEWS ~ “Dynamic Splendor ~ The Wall Mosaics in the Cathedral of Eufrasius at Poreč” ~ { A. Terry and H. Maguire }, by Antony Eastmond ~ “Le Maioliche de Rinascimentali nelle Collezioni della Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia” ~ { T. Wilson and E.P. Sani, et al. }, by J.V.G. Mallet ~ “Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty ~ Tapestries at the Tudor Court” ~ { T.P. Campbell }, by Iain Buchanan ~ “The Robert Lehman Colloction, Vol. XIII, Frames” ~ { T. Newbery }, by Timothy Plaut ~ “Fragile Diplomacy ~ Meissen Porcelain for European Courts, ca. 1710 – 63” ~ { M.C. Geiger Ed. } , by Aileen Dawson ~ “The Art of Worcester Porcelain 1751 – 1788 } ~ Masterpieces from the British Museum collection” ~ { A. Dawson }, by Julia Poole ~ “Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Ceramiche” ~ { L. Martino, P. Giusti, A.C. Perrotti, T. Scarpa, S.M. Guida, and L. Ambrosio } , by Alvar González-Palacios ~ “Irish Furniture, Woodwork and Carving in Ireland from the Earliest Times to the Act of Union” ~ { The Knight of Glin and J. Peill } ~ “Welsh Furniture 1250 – 1950, A Cultural History of Craftsmanship and Design” ~ { Richard Bebb }, by Simon Swynfen Jervis ~ “Silversmiths to the Nation, Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner 1808 – 42” ~ { D.L. Fennimore and A.K. Wagner }, by Vanessa Brett ~ “The Arts and Crafts Movement” ~ { R.P. Blakesley }, by Grace Brockington ~ “Public Sculpture of Glasgow” ~ { R. McKenzie }, by Evelyn Silber ~ “The Buildings of England, Worcestershire” ~ { A. Brooks and N. Pevsner }, by Andor Gomme ~ PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED ~ EXHIBITION REVIEWS ~ “Thomas Hope”, by Rufus Bird ~ “McKeever, Le Brun, Setch, Hodgkin”, by Tony Godfrey ~ “Christian Lacroix”, by Lynne Cooke ~ “Macht und Freundschaft”, by Giles Waterfield ~ “Otto Dix and portraiture”, by John-Paul Stonard ~ “Canaletto and Bellotto”, by Francis Russell ~ “Francesco Furini”, by Erika Langmuir ~ “California Video”, by Christopher Bedford. Soft covers.

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