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This Bauhaus Sourcebook " Bauhaus Style and it's Worldwide Influence " rare vintage 1990 first edition hardcover Modernist design book …
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This Bauhaus Sourcebook " Bauhaus Style and it's Worldwide Influence " rare vintage 1990 first edition hardcover Modernist design book is a very special and unique book to add to your library collection.
The hardcover book with silver tone foil embossed spine titles and dust jacket is published by Quarto Publishing London and Van Nostrand Reinhold, printed in Hong Kong in 1990, with compelling text by design scholar and author Anna Rowland.
The Bauhaus Design Movement has been the greatest single influence in the man made environment of The 20th Century. The movement's founder Walter Gropius, and the artists, designers, and craftspeople he gathered charted new paths and set new standards in art, craft, and design, while The Bauhaus philosophy has had a profound influence on subsequent design developments.
This book is a comprehensive visual record fo Bauhaus's achievement, with detailed coverage of all the key themes, including architecture, interior and industrial design, ceramics, graphics, metalwork, textiles, painting and sculpture, and the performing arts. It also places The Bauhaus in the overall historical, sociological and cultural context, explaining who its members were and how they came to be involved in the movement. The result is an authoritative, fully illustrated survey of one of the key movements in The 20th Century of art and design.
The rare out of print 1st edition hardcover design book measures 10 1/4" W X 10 1/4" H X 3/4" d, with 180 pages. It features more than 300 full color and black & white illustrations.
It is in excellent vintage condition consistent with age, use, light signs of handling and light visible wear to the dust jacket. There are a few small tears to the dust jacket cover edge that have been repaired with transparent archival tape. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price.
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- Dimensions
- 10.25ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 10.25ʺH
- Artist
- Marcel Breuer
- Brand
- Walter Gropius
- Designer
- Josef Albers
- Styled After
- Mies Van der Rohe
- Period
- 1990s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Cardboard
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- It is in excellent vintage condition consistent with age, use, light signs of handling and light visible wear to the … moreIt is in excellent vintage condition consistent with age, use, light signs of handling and light visible wear to the dust jacket. There are a few small tears to the dust jacket cover edge that have been repaired with transparent archival tape. Please see photos for condition reference. less
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