Conversation Pieces: A Survey of the Informal Group Portrait in Europe and America

Name/Title

Conversation Pieces: A Survey of the Informal Group Portrait in Europe and America

Entry/Object ID

2005.003.0019

Description

This book deals with the definition of a conversation piece, the family portrait in the ancient world, the group, the conversation piece indoors or outdoors, portraits of children or of married couples, and sporting and musical conversation pieces. Illustrated with reproductions of paintings from galleries and private collections all over Europe and America. 287 p., ill., 29 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2005.003.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2005)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Portrait paintings

Search Terms

Fine arts, Painting, Portraits, Conversation piece (Portrait painting)

Book Details

Author

Praz, Mario, 1896-

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press

Place Published

Location

University Park, PA

Date Published

circa 1971

Call No.

ND1304 .P7 1971

ISBN

271-00132-1

LCCN

76-127380

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Shelf

Hall Bookshelf

Building

NRH Research Room

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

NR Docent Library

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Notes: English translation of Scene di conversazione. Includes index.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 9, 2005

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

April 17, 2013