"From ancient Sumerian pottery to Tiffany stained glass, decorative art had been a fundamental part of the human experience for generations. While fine art is confined to galleries and museums, decorative art is the art of the every day, combining beauty with functionality in objects ranging from the prosaic to the fantastical. In this work, authors Albert Jacquemart and Émile Bayard celebrate the beauty and artistic potential behind even the most quotidian object. Readers will walk away from this text with a newfound appreciation for the subtle artistry of the manufactured world"--
- ISBN13 9781781602171
- Publish Date 5 March 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Parkstone Press Ltd
- Imprint Sirrocco Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 544
- Language English