Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815

New York and Paris: Abrams in association with the American Federation of Arts and the Musee des arts decoratifs., 2007. 351 pages, colour illustrations; 31 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum, June 16 to September 16, 2007; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, October 21, 2007 to January 27, 2008; and the Musee des arts decoratifs, Paris, April 2 to October 5, 2008. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "When Napoleon I first came to power in 1799, in order to glorify his regime, he encouraged French furniture-makers, silversmiths, jewelers and porcelain and textile manufacturers to produce gorgeous objects, which were produced in antique styles. This manner came to be known as the Empire Style. This book is a compendium of the Empire Style." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Order and desire, by Marie Jose Mondzain; Discourse on ornament under the empire, by Odile Nouvel-Kammerer; On the antique models of the empire style, by Daniela Callo; The creation of Napoleonic symbolism and its spread throughout the decorative arts in the imperial era, by Jean-Pierre Samoyault; Published sources of ornaments, by Anne Dion-Tenenbaum; Brongniart and imperial iconography at the manufacture De Sevres, by Tamara Preaud; Eugene De Beauharnais: Honneur et Fidelite at the Hotel Beauharnais, by Thomas Gachtgens, Jorg Ebeling and Ulrich Leben; Catalogue; Emblems of the revolution; Sobriety after the revolution and simplicity of forms under the empire; Military victory; The coronation nefs; Imperial emblems; Victory in daily life and the guardians of the regime; Dance and nudity; The swan; The butterfly; Flowers; Luxury.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.