Description: 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 BY ANNA ROWLAND. THE BAUHAUS DESIGN MOVEMENT HAS BEEN THE GREATEST SINGLE INFLUENCE ON THE MAN MADE ENVIRONMENT OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE MOVEMENT'S FOUNDER WALTER GROPIUS, AND THE ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, AND CRAFTSMEN 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 OF THE 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 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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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1990
Country/Region of Manufacture: Hong Kong
Topic: Art History & Criticism
Binding: Hardcover
Author: ANNA ROWLAND
Subject: Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: QUARTO PUBLISHING LONDON
Special Attributes: RARE OUT OF PRINT, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
