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Household objects
The Encyclopedia of Pottery and Porcelain, 1800-1960 by Call Number: Art Library Reference, NK3920.C36 1986ISBN: 0816012253There has been an abundance of important pottery and porcelain produced in the past 150 years. Cameron's concise work of international scope is a needed addition to the literature of ceramics for this period. Techniques, styles, movements, and artists are all covered, with bibliographic details, marks, and illustrations. The introduction includes the purpose and scope of her work and explains the arrangement, abbreviations, etc. With its wide range of topics, from Shigaraki Ware to the Saturday Evening Girls' Club, from the Leaches to the Natzlers, this book should be useful to a variety of readers. Recommended. Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., N.Y. (from Library Journal)
An Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware by Call Number: Art Reference, NK 7104 .N49 1987bISBN: 0500281963A reference containing 2373 entries relating to British and North American silverware (embracing Canada and Mexico), decorative techniques, styles, leading designers and firms of silversmiths. The period covered runs from c.1500 to the present day (including Ireland up to 1921).
- Trade Catalogs and the American Home
Trade catalogues have been a prominent feature in commerce and manufacturing from the eighteenth century to the present day. Highly illustrated, they are an essential visual record of a variety of products and facilitate research into visual and material culture as well as social norms and attitudes. This collection spans trade catalogues published over a period of 150 years (1830-1980). - Tribu-Design
Over 1,000 examples of classic 20th C. design focusing on interiors and functional objects.
Visual Dictionaries
Visual dictionaries provide clear, detailed, labeled images of a wide variety of natural and man-made objects. Titles by Dorling Kindersley, a publisher of many visual dictionaries, are listed in OBIS. Other visual dictionaries are shelved together in PE 1629 and AG 250 sections of the library. Below are a few examples:
The Firefly Visual Dictionary by Call Number: Art Library, PE 1629 .C633 2002ISBN: 1552975851The Firefly Visual Dictionary has 952 pages filled with over 6,000 color illustrations -- each one labeled in detail -- of the world around us, from the parts of a honeybee to the parts of a bulldozer. Subjects include: Astronomy, Earth, Vegetable Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Architecture, Food and Kitchen, Human Beings, Houses, Clothing, Society, Transportation, Arts and Architecture, Science, Sports and Games, Clothing and Personal Adornment.
What's What by Call Number: Art Library, AG 250 .B7 1990ISBN: 0843733225Pictures of common objects and their parts, each identified individually by name, are classed under such general categories as living things, transportation, and personal items.
