Art Nouveau Architecture
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1979. First U. S. Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 9.5 inches by 12.25 inches. 322 pages. Illustrations (over 400 photographs including 68 in color). Introduction by Roger-Henri Guerrand, Biographies. Map of Europe. Bibliography. Notes. Index. The dust jacket is price-clipped. This work surveys Art Nouveau architecture in eleven countries: Great Britain by Tim Benton; Spain by Tim Benton; Belgium by Maurice Culot; France by François Lotyer; Holland by Richard Padovan; Switzerland by Jacques Gubler; Germany by Ian Latham; Italy by Ezio Godoli; Czechoslovakia by Anna Masaryková; Austria by Ezio Godoli; and the USA by William Chaitkin, Randell L. Makinson, and Thomas A. Heinz. In the USA chapter there are discussions of Louis Sullivan, Greene and Greene and Frank Lloyd Wright. This important book documents for the first time the extraordinary achievement of the architects of the fin de siecle. Organized by country, each chapter was written by a well-known authority, and provides a visual survey of all the regional variations of the style set against a discussion of the current ideological background. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Great Britain, Tim Benton, Spain, Belgium, Maurice Culot, France, François Lotyer, ; Holland, Richard Padovan, Switzerland, Jacques Gubler, Germany, Ian Latham, Italy, Ezio Godoli, Czechoslovakia, Anna Masaryková, Austria, USA, William C
ISBN: 0847801861
[Book #91966]
Price: $125.00