Author: Xose Avinova, Francesc Cabana, Albert Garcia Espuche, et al.
Title: Modernismo: Architecture and Design in Catalonia
Description: New York, Monacelli Press, 2003. Hardcover. Black boards with white spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 447 pp. Color and BW illustrations. "Catalan modernismo, a cultural and artistic style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was the Spanish equivalent of the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau, the German Werkbund and the Viennese Secession. The common denominator of these movements was the ambition to develop a new concept of beauty based on the creative essence of humankind. This comprehensive study, containing a wealth of information not previously available in English, focuses on all aspects of modernismo. Insightful essays discuss the geographic focus of modernismo, Catalonia and its vibrant capital city, Barcelona, and its historical and social context. Architecture was greatly influenced by modernismo, and various practitioners -- Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domčnech i Montaner, Josep Puig i Cadafalch -- developed personal styles based on patterns inspired by nature." -Amazon. VG-/VG- bumping to top front edge of book, 2 inch tear to top front of dust jacket.
Keywords: European Architecture, Catalonia ; Catalonian Architecture ; ; Single Buildings or Groups - European
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Title: Modernismo: Architecture and Design in Catalonia
Description: New York, Monacelli Press, 2003. Hardcover. Black boards with white spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 447 pp. Color and BW illustrations. "Catalan modernismo, a cultural and artistic style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was the Spanish equivalent of the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau, the German Werkbund and the Viennese Secession. The common denominator of these movements was the ambition to develop a new concept of beauty based on the creative essence of humankind. This comprehensive study, containing a wealth of information not previously available in English, focuses on all aspects of modernismo. Insightful essays discuss the geographic focus of modernismo, Catalonia and its vibrant capital city, Barcelona, and its historical and social context. Architecture was greatly influenced by modernismo, and various practitioners -- Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domčnech i Montaner, Josep Puig i Cadafalch -- developed personal styles based on patterns inspired by nature." -Amazon. VG-/VG- bumping to top front edge of book, 2 inch tear to top front of dust jacket.
Keywords: European Architecture, Catalonia ; Catalonian Architecture ; ; Single Buildings or Groups - European
Price: US$ 60.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 170775
- Book number: 170775
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