Empire Furniture in Italy: Furnishings and Interior Design from 1800 to 1843

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With over 200 color photographs, approximately 235 drawings, and an informed critical text, Empire style in Italy is a significant work that casts new light on the subject and serves as an invaluable resource for scholars and furniture collectors alike.
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With over 200 color photographs, approximately 235 drawings, and an informed critical text, Empire style in Italy is a significant work that casts new light on the subject and serves as an invaluable resource for scholars and furniture collectors alike.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780847824076
  • Publisher: Rizzoli
  • Publication date: 11/1/1901
  • Edition description: SLIPCASE
  • Pages: 448
  • Product dimensions: 10.14 (w) x 11.80 (h) x 2.10 (d)

Table of Contents

The Evolution of the various "manners" of furnishing in Empire Style 7
The Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily 25
Rome 75
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany 89
The Duchy of Lucca 191
The Kingdom of Lombardy and the Veneto 223
The Papal Legations and the Duchies of Modena and Parma 317
The Kingdom of Sardinia 345
Explanatory Notes 391
Chronology 1800-1843 409
Inventories 427
Bibliography 429
Index of Names 433
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