Tiffany [Hardcover]

Jacob Baal-Teshuva (Author), TASCHEN (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2001 | Series: Jumbo

This richly illustrated volume is an overview of the versatile design and creations of Louis Comfort Tiffany whose name became synonymous with luxury. - The Tiffany's were one of the most original and influential designers and USA's leading exponent in Art Noveau. Louis Comfort Tiffany was the son of Charles Louis Tiffany, who founded the prestigious New York silver and jewellery firm of Tiffany and Co. - This timely book with some 300 glowing colour plates is a homage to an original, exciting and versatile decorative artist who was widely loved and appreciated. A celebration of his quest for colour and beauty

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Beautifully produced... The way Baal-Teshuva interweaves history, appreciative aesthetic comments, and the artisanship behind the pieces is admirable." Maine Antique Digest, United States" --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Language Notes

Text: English, French, German

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Taschen (June 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822862193
• ISBN-13: 978-3822862193
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,732,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tiffany - A fabulous Book to Own, October 23, 2002

By 

Maureen Kennedy (Whittier, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Tiffany (Hardcover)

This is truly the most fabulous book on Tiffany's works,including many illustrations of works not previously seen.  As a Tiffany book collector, I know that Nuestadt's book may have more lamps illustrated, but none have the incomparable colors and qualities as the images in this book.  They are truly magnificent pictures (over 400 color plates)on a black ackground and are of the same quality as Sotheby & Christie's catalog pictures.  Tiffany at Auction by Alastair Duncan may be a collectors item, but having seen it, most of the pictures in that book are in black and white and do not begin to compare with this book.  While the Sotheby and & Christie catalogs display beautiful pictures, they only show what people choose to sell, unlike this book that shows treasures that I have never before seen in any of the books or catalogs that I have collected.But this book has so much more.  Almost every lamp picture has a close up of the actual pattern.  As a stained glass worker, these close ups are sufficient for you to reproduce the design.  The outstanding and superlative index at the rear contains small thumbnails of each work of art in the book with illuminating information and page number shown for easy access to the item.  Actual copies of the Tiffany factory workbooks,similar to Nash's new Tiffany Notebook book, are included in this book.
Of course, this book also has the requisite biography of Tiffany.  One third of book is biography and windows, second third is lamps, and last third is vases, index and bibliography.
You will NOT be disappointed in this book - it's the best that is available as far as I am concerned.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection of photos, November 26, 2002

By 

"kpfreiheit" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tiffany (Hardcover)

This book gives a detailed account of Tiffanys works in most of the mediums he chose. The photographs are gorgeous.