Silberhirsch & Wunderprunk
Subtitle: das Victoria & Albert Museum zu Gast in der Kunstkammer Würth = Miraculous Silver : the Victoria and Albert Museum at the Kunstkammer Würth
By: mit Beiträgen von Melodie Doumy [and 8 others]
Contributors: Kunsthalle Würth
Publisher: Swiridoff
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Künzelsau
Language: mul
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9783899293128
Subjects: Art objects; Victoria and Albert Museum; Catalogs; Exhibitions; Silverwork
Other titles: Silberhirsch und Wunderprunk; Miraculous Silver :
Description: The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has been the leading museum of art and design since 1852, and today has one of the foremost collections of silver worldwide. This book complements the exhibition 'Miraculous Silver: The Victoria and Albert Museum at Kunstkammer Würth' and celebrates the magnificence of London's silver treasures. These beautiful objects, made between 1500 and the present day, inspire delight and curiosity with their precious materials and exquisite craftsmanship: from a silver swan to playful dragons, from opulent table ware to gilt cups and trophies. In this volume, V&A curators introduce these masterpieces and their craftsmen; the changes of style and use; the trade regulations and production. This book also explores how the V&A has shaped the craftsmanship and taste of generations of makers, in London and beyond, through its superlative collections.00Exhibition: Kunsthalle Würth, Schäbisch Hall, Germany (18.05.2015 - 10.01.2016).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall, May 18, 2015 - January 10, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references.

German and English.