Musee du Quai Branly: The Collection by Yves Le Fur

Musee du Quai Branly: The Collection
By Yves Le Fur

Musee du Quai Branly: The Collection

Art from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas

By (author) Yves Le Fur

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Musee du Quai Branly: The Collection by Yves Le Fur

This is a vast and impressive collection of art from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. The spectacular musee du quai Branly in Paris, opened in 2007, houses a vast and impressive collection of art from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. From sculptures to utilitarian utensils, architectural ornaments to revered totems, and ceremonial masks to matrimonial costumes, the breadth of the collection offers a mosaic of the worlds rich cultural diversity. This comprehensive work combines first-class reproductions of 300 masterpieces from the museum with incisive essays from thirty-seven of the world's preeminent experts on the art of these regions. Divided into four parts corresponding to the continents represented in the collection, this reference volume equips the reader with the essential notions required to appreciate the main creative outputs of these fascinating and unique civilizations.

ISBN: 9782081225794
ISBN-10: 2081225794
Classification: Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
Format: Hardback (241mm x 299mm x 43mm)
Pages: 480
Imprint: Flammarion
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
Publish Date: 19-Oct-2009
Country of Publication: France

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