[MR] New Art Book--Hats

[Garth Groff]

Noble Friends, Especially Costume Mavens:

New in the UVA Fine Arts Library: THE ROBERT LEHMAN COLLECTION AT THE 
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, Vol. 12, "European Sculpture and Metalwork" 
by Frits Scholten (ISBN 9781588394415 or 9780691154893; our call number 
N611 .L43 N48 1986 v.12). This book is a collection catalog, and 
features aquamanilia, bronze sculpture, scupltures other than metal, 
medals, plaquettes, various metalwork, and various metal objects. The 
collection is mostly Italian, with some German work, from the 15th/16th 
century. There are some more modern pieces. Nearly all objects are shown 
in color. The aquamanilia are delightful water dispensers in the shape 
fantastic animals or human heads. The metalwork section includes 
tankards, boxes, jugs, urns, candle sticks, and other household items. 
It was the section on medals which . . . uh . . . struck me as most 
useful to Scadians. The majority of the medals show busts in profile. 
It's all about the hats, which are excellently rendered and could serve 
as models for reproduction headgear.  Naturally there is an extensive 
bibliography, and a complete index to this volume.

Other volumes in this series which might interest Scadians include 
Italian Paintings (v. 1.); Fifteenth to Eighteenth Century European 
Paintings (v. 2.); Illuminations (v. 4.); Italian Fifteenth-Seventeenth 
Century Drawings (v. 5);and  Fifteenth to Eighteenth Century European 
Drawings (v. 6.).

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir's Unofficial Librarian
(aka Garth Groff, UVA Library Cataloging and Metadata Services Dept.)