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Classical Swedish Architecture and Interiors 1650-1840
Johan Cederlund
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Description for Classical Swedish Architecture and Interiors 1650-1840
Hardback. The beautiful, often breathtakingly lavish architecture and interiors of Sweden between the 1600s and early 1800s have been among the art world's best-kept secrets. Num Pages: 272 pages, 236 color. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Overshadowed by the high-profile splendors of Italy and France, and studied and chronicled almost entirely in Swedish, Sweden’s majestic palaces, stately manor houses, and tapestry-like gardens have seemed as remote as the Nordic country itself. On the pages of Classical Swedish Architecture and Interiors 1650–1840, meet such pathbreakers as Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and Carl Harleman and the ambitious, discerning monarchs and aristocrats who commissioned their work. Learn how Sweden’s architects and designers mined antique and contemporary southern Europe for styles, techniques, and even artisans; how such marvels as the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Drottningholm, and King Gustav III’s beloved ... Read more
Overshadowed by the high-profile splendors of Italy and France, and studied and chronicled almost entirely in Swedish, Sweden’s majestic palaces, stately manor houses, and tapestry-like gardens have seemed as remote as the Nordic country itself. On the pages of Classical Swedish Architecture and Interiors 1650–1840, meet such pathbreakers as Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and Carl Harleman and the ambitious, discerning monarchs and aristocrats who commissioned their work. Learn how Sweden’s architects and designers mined antique and contemporary southern Europe for styles, techniques, and even artisans; how such marvels as the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Drottningholm, and King Gustav III’s beloved ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393731729
SKU
V9780393731729
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Johan Cederlund
Johan Cederlund is chief curator of the Uppsala Museum of Art in Sweden. Lani Summerville-Sternerup, translator, is codirector/owner of Classical Excursions, a travel company in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Reviews for Classical Swedish Architecture and Interiors 1650-1840
"[A] valuable capsule…[O]ne of few published on the subject that is written in English by a Swedish author."
R. P. Meden, Marymount University - Choice "[A] sweeping, lively, in-depth study...Scholars will find this book invaluable, as will any designer looking…to adapt Classical traditions."
Eve M. Kahn - Clem Labine's Period Homes "[D]ifficult to imagine...not wanting to put Sweden ... Read more
R. P. Meden, Marymount University - Choice "[A] sweeping, lively, in-depth study...Scholars will find this book invaluable, as will any designer looking…to adapt Classical traditions."
Eve M. Kahn - Clem Labine's Period Homes "[D]ifficult to imagine...not wanting to put Sweden ... Read more