Cuisinier, Jean — French Folk Art

1977. Hardbound. Brown cloth with orange, color-illustrated dustjacket. 310 pp. 57 color and 349 bw plates, along with one map. Wonderful, comprehensive survey of French Folk Art - Genres and Materials; the Objects - Naivete, Archaism, Primitivism, the ethnic reference - Cultural identity and regional differentiation. Templates, drafting, geometric folk art, symbolism, folk art as a source for high art, creativity in folk art; Tradition and Innovation, etc. List of Museums in France, books and articles, exhibition catalogues. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of paintings, furniture, ceramics, metal and glass work, carving, toys, and much, much more, includes b/w photographs of artists at work, map. VG+, in plain cardboard slipcase .