Decorative Games - Ornament, Rhetoric, and Noble Culture in the Work of GillesMarie Oppenord (1672-1742) (Paperback)

This book features an extraordinary album of ornament designs by the French architect Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742). In charge of the buildings and grounds of Philippe, duke of Orleans, regent of France during the minority of Louis XV, Oppenord was at the center of the architectural practice of his time. As made evident by this album, his consummate draftsmanship, praised by his contemporaries and coveted by collectors, exceeded by far the practical demands usually required of architects. On a copy of the first French edition of Cesare Ripa's Iconologia, published by Jean Baudoin in 1636 with engravings by Jacques de Bie, Oppenord drew vignettes, head and tail pieces, borders and other ornamental motifs. For the first time, this publication reproduces Oppenord's album in its initial state. Today's reassembled and rebound album of sixty sheets bears little resemblance to Oppenord's original copy. A bibliographic analysis of the Ripa-Baudoin book, based on a copy kept at the Bibliotheque nationale de France, and confirmed by a previously unnoticed numbering by Oppenord, guided this first reconstitution. In lieu of a haphazard succession of sketches, it reveals Oppenord's fascinating interplay between text, engraved and drawn images. Published by University of Delaware Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

General

Imprint:	University of Delaware Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
Authors:	Jean-Francois Bedard
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
ISBN-13:	978-1-64453-145-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > Baroque art Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-64453-145-3
Barcode:	9781644531457

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