- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; New edition edition (Sep 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0810990598
- ISBN-13: 978-0810990593
- Product Dimensions: 25 x 22.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 839 g
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#630,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Books > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectibles > Buttons
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Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
Three centuries and myriad styles of buttons are represented in this prepossessing volume by Epstein and Safro, owners of a Manhattan button shop. They travel worldwide to augment their formidable collection and offer here a curious history lesson complete with bejeweled French rococo creations, tiny 18th-century British sporting scenes, Italian mosaics, late 19th-century American tintypes and delicate portraits painted on porcelain and ivory. Other buttons shown are made of wood, mother-of-pearl, silver or enamel and are attractively presented against neutral backgrounds; captions list dates, materials used and unusual button trivia. Also included in this surprisingly captivating book are painter Dine's eloquent foreword attesting to the buttons' charm and author Wolfe's recollection of a screening at which a designer's wife was moved more by an actor's gold buttons than by the film's climactic moment.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"Between the covers of this book are decorative works of art, once thought of as merely buttons." -Mario Buatta; "A dazzling cornucopia that charts the button's evolution - from bucolic 18th-century French enamels to racy American silk garter studs with Clara Bow faces - in an absorbing text by two women with a profound knowledge of their subject and a passion that corresponds." -Vanity Fair; "An enchanting book...nothing less than a gallery of paintings, sculptures, carvings and collages in miniature. Once you get a look at these gems, you'll view the not-so-humble closure with a new eye." -Glamour
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Absolutely gorgeous!!, Jan 17 2008
By Red Azalea - Published on Amazon.com
This is one of those books that I return to again and again. Absolutely gorgeous photographs of buttons through time... you'll be amazed at the variety and beauty of these little works of art! Antique/vintage buttons are a far cry from the simple little things you see today... they were status symbols and more than just a way of fastening clothes. Everything from (real) jewel-encrusted buttons and miniature portraits to astounding mosaics and miltary buttons concealing compasses... with bakelite Art Deco pieces, porcelain from Japan and Goodyear rubber in between. Diana Epstein and Millicent Saffro are true connoseurs, and their love of buttons is evident in every page of this wonderful coffee table book. It's an absolute marvel... thoroughly recommended!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Beautiful Buttons Book, Nov 18 2009
By Sam "born in the wrong century" - Published on Amazon.com
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This book is like a trip to a miniature museum, with sculpture, paintings,collage, carving--only the art you're viewing is buttons! Fun button history and anecdotes. Gorgeous pictures. A wonderful reference for the serious button collector or art lover. The two authors of this book have traveled the world seeking out the beautiful and unusual in the button world.
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Buttons, Sep 7 2009
By mini ging - Published on Amazon.com
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Loved the book which I already knew would be good as I had seen it at a convention. Condition was as stated. No complaints at all
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