The Aesthetic Movement; Prelude to Art Nouveau
by Aslin, Elizabeth
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0896730972
- ISBN 13
- 9780896730977
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About This Item
New York: Excalibur Books/Simon & Schuster [0-89673-097-2] 1981. (hardcover) 192pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 4to. The Aesthetic Movement served as the precursor to Art Nouveau, or 'Modern Style' in America, Britain, and on the continent.Clean, bright, beautifully illustrated with wallpapers, china, brickwork, picture of Kate Greenaway, and jokes from 'Punch' in full colour as well as black and white reproductions, photographs. Black and white drawings. Jacket clean, crisp, though lightly rubbed. Navy blue cloth, gilt title to spine..
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 127931
- Title
- The Aesthetic Movement; Prelude to Art Nouveau
- Author
- Aslin, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0896730972
- ISBN 13
- 9780896730977
- Publisher
- Excalibur Books/Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- August 1982
- Keywords
- Art History, Art History, Modern Art, Modern Style, The Aesthetic Movement
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
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