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by: Mark Silver, Wallace Gusler
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9781857592894
ISBN: 1857592891
Label: Scala Publishers
Manufacturer: Scala Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2003-07
Publisher: Scala Publishers
Sales Rank: 1934848
Studio: Scala Publishers
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Product Description:
The art of custom gun-making has always been an important part of European and American decorative arts, with its unique combination of woodcarving, silver and gold work, ornamental ironwork and inlay. Taling influences from the spectacular hunting armes that were both symbols of status and taste for European nibility, this tradition continued in the US throughour the early 19th century. In the 1950s, the craft experienced a new renaissance, spurred on by the nostalgia for the earlier sporting arms; the result is a wealth of styles made between 1640 and 1940. Published to coincide with the exhibition opening at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 2003, this title illustrates some of the most impressive and artistic examples of sporting arms made between the 17th and 20th centuries. Each piece is reproduced in full colour, alongside details that focus on particularly intricate parts of te sporting arm's design. With an informative and accessible text, this volume serves as an essential, historical, stylistic and technological guide to the art of gun-making.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Splendid overview of this trade
This is the companion catalog to an important and long awaited exhibit of some of the most exquisite firearms ever made in modern times, which was held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The photography is stunning, the biographical and technical texts written by Wallace Gusler and Mark Silver are excellent and highly instructive, and the entire spectrum of decorated firearms is ably represented.
Firearms enthusiasts of every inclination will find something in here that will make ... Read More
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