The Scher collection of commemorative medals /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : London :
The Frick Collection ; in association with D Giles Limited,
[2019]
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| ISBN: | 9781907804878 1907804870 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Hunting the wild aftercast: confessions of a medal collector / by Stephen K. Scher
- Note to the reader / by Aimee Ng
- Italy. Art at its apex: the medals of Italy / by Ulrich Pfisterer
- Germany and Austria. A handy mirror for princes and citizens: the rise and dissemination of medals in Germany / by Martin Hirsch
- France. "Proof stones of history": the medal in France, 1400-1900 / by Mark Jones
- The Netherlands. Perspectives in metal: a history of medals of the Low Countries / by Jan Pelsdonk
- England. Illustrating an island nation: the medals of Britain / by Christopher Eimer
- Russia and Scandinavia. The tale of the elephant, the lion, the dragon and other extinct animals
- the early history of medallic art in Denmark, Sweden, and Russia / by Marie-Astrid Pelsdonk
- Switzerland, Mexico, and the United States
- Artist biographies
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photographic credits.