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

By:

Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, 2005.Edition: 4th edDescription: 192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:

9780300105711 (hbk.) :
0300105711 :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.409 PEV
745.409 22

LOC classification:

NK1378

Contents:

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

Summary: One of the most widely read books on modern design, Nikolaus Pevsner's landmark work remains as stimulating as it was when it was first published in 1936. This expanded edition provides Pevsner's original text along with new and updated information, enhancing Pevsner's account of the roots of Modernism.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	745.409 PEV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		201833

Previous ed.: s.l.: Pelican, 1960.

Previous ed.: S.l. : Penguin, 1960.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-185) and index.

One of the most widely read books on modern design, Nikolaus Pevsner's landmark work remains as stimulating as it was when it was first published in 1936. This expanded edition provides Pevsner's original text along with new and updated information, enhancing Pevsner's account of the roots of Modernism.