Canes. Трости: от семнадцатого до двадцатого века

Jeffrey B. Snyder. Canes: From the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century. (Трости: от семнадцатого до двадцатого столетия). На английском языке. Издательство: Schiffer 1998 г. Твердый переплет, энциклопедический формат, суперобложка. A magnificent tour of canes and staffs from the late seventeenth through the twentieth century in both folk art and formal designs. Color photographs provide a sweeping survey of the varying cane forms available to collectors today, including canes with handles bearing human and animal forms, scrimshaw and glass canes, gadget and weapons canes, political, and presentation canes. There is something to peak anyones interest among these beautiful and engaging sticks. Even historic events and relics amy be found among the canes pictured here. Both rare and common canes are presented in an impressive visual format. Cane terminology, dating techniques, and formal cane etiquette are among the topics discussed in this collectors handbook. Photographs are arranged in broad categories to provide a sense of the scope of human imagination rendered in these magnificent sticks.  Состояние очень хорошее, суперобложка с надрывами.