"Works of art in their own right, frames play an essential and often overlooked role in complementing the artworks they support. The craft and history of Europe

Includes Europe and the United States, from the Middle Ages to the present.

As recently as the 1980s, frames from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were routinely thrown away, even by experienced gallery owners. The value of

A giant and varied collection of borders and frames for the use of artists and designers. Drawn from numerous first-rate sources, this book covers practically e