Pioneers of modern design : from William Morris to Walter Gropius.

Main entry:

Pevsner, Nikolaus.

Title & Author:

Pioneers of modern design : from William Morris to Walter Gropius.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2005.

Description:

192 pages ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theories of art from Morris to Gropius -- From eighteen-fifty-one to Morris and the arts and crafts movement -- Eighteen-ninety in painting -- Art nouveau -- Engineering and architecture in the nineteenth century -- England, eighteen-ninety to nineteen-fourteen -- The modern movement before nineteen-fourteen.

Summary:

"This expanded edition of Pioneers of Modern Design provides Pevsner's original text along with significant new and revised information, enhancing the author's illuminating account of the roots of Modernism. The book now offers many beautiful color illustrations; updated biographies and bibliographies of all major figures; illustrated short essays on key themes, movements, and individuals; a critique of Pevsner's analysis from today's perspective; examples of works after 1914 (where the original study ended); a biography detailing Pevsner's life and achievements; and much more."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0300105711
9780300105711

Subject:

Art, Modern 19th century.
Art 19e siècle.
Art, Modern

Form/genre:

Biography
Writings.
Biographies
History
Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234772
Call No.: NA2599.8.P5145.A35 2005
Status: Available

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