Period Rooms in the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Author:
| Peck, Amelia |
| Contribution by:
| Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff, |
| Series title: | Metropolitan Museum of Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-10522-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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*Back in print*
In this classic book, readers can experience a grand tour through the history of interiors and interior design by viewing thirty-four spectacular period rooms in the Metropolitan Museum. From an ancient Roman bedroom excavated near Pompeii to a Louis XVI grand salon from eighteenth-century Paris to the Frank Lloyd Wright Room in the American Wing, these popular galleries can now be viewed at all times through the book’s beautiful color photographs...
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*Back in print*
In this classic book, readers can experience a grand tour through the history of interiors and interior design by viewing thirty-four spectacular period rooms in the Metropolitan Museum. From an ancient Roman bedroom excavated near Pompeii to a Louis XVI grand salon from eighteenth-century Paris to the Frank Lloyd Wright Room in the American Wing, these popular galleries can now be viewed at all times through the book’s beautiful color photographs and accessible explanatory text.