Franz Mayer of Munich = Franz Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt : architecture, glass, art / edited by Gabriel Mayer with contributions by Brian Clarke, Bernhard Graf, Martin Harrison, Gottfried Knapp.

Title: 
Franz Mayer of Munich = Franz Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt : architecture, glass, art / edited by Gabriel Mayer with contributions by Brian Clarke, Bernhard Graf, Martin Harrison, Gottfried Knapp.

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Description: 
357 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
Other Authors: 
Mayer, Gabriel, 1938- editor.
Clarke, Brian, 1953- contributor.
Graf, Bernhard, 1962- contributor.
Harrison, Martin, 1945- contributor.
Knapp, Gottfried, contributor.
Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt GmbH.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt GmbH.
Architectural glass art Germany.
Glass painting and staining Germany.
Mosaics Germany.
Bib ID: 
136260
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
NK5350.F84a
Location: 
Secured Stacks
Call Number: 
NK5350.F84a
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Variant Title: 
Franz Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt
Architecture, glass, art
Notes: 
Includes indexes.
Founded in 1847, Franz Mayer of Munich is one of the worlds foremost studios for mosaics and stained glass. Dedicated to the restoration of historic works as well as the execution of contemporary projects for artists and architects worldwide, the family-owned company is widely lauded for its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of quality. Generously illustrated, Franz Mayer of Munich takes readers on a tour of the company's long history, from its genesis as a fine arts manufacturer to the establishment of a stained glass department in 1860 and the period of rapid growth and expansion including the opening of branches in London and New York that followed. In 1925, a mosaic department was added and the company began honing its expertise in these areas, enabling ever more ambitious rebuilds and restorations. In addition to the company's history, essays and photographs provide insight into Franz Mayer of Munich today, documenting projects' development and realization. Works by Franz Mayer of Munich can be seen in public spaces all across the world, but there have been few accessible books about the company. This book fills that gap and will be welcomed by those interested in learning more.
Purchase; Amazon; 2013; 1000137205; 1000137206
Contents: 
History : founded in prerevolutionary times / Bernhard Graf --
You do not know Germany unless you have visited Munich --
No success without diligence, frugalness, and thriftiness --
A studio for the artists (since 1918) --
Onset of modernity --
Karl Knappe : the new beginning of stained glass --
New construction in times of inflation --
"A vision like Nero's" --
In the middle of reconstruction --
Karl Knappe and mosaic art --
Stained glass from the 1950s to the 1970s --
German post-war stained glass becomes "world famous" --
Josef Oberberger holding court at the Kunstanstalt --
The fourth generation takes over --
The beginning of a new era --
The breakthrough of float glass art --
Innovative "public art" instead of "Kunst am Bau" --
An avant-garde studio : the Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt as a laboratory for new technologies / Gottfried Knapp --
Projects --
Artist portrait: Brian Clarke --
Mayer of Munich : a view from England / Martin Harrison --
Documentation --
The studio : a workshop environment --
Glass painting ; leading ; gluing --
Faceted glass ; slumped and fused glass ; stacked glass --
Float glass painting --
The effects of light and space --
The studio for artistic mosaic design --
Editor's epilogue / Gabriel Mayer.
ISBN: 
9783777452517 (American edition : hd.bd.)
3777452513 (American edition : hd.bd.)

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG object: 99.2.4, p. 38, 228-229.