Moscow art nouveau / Kathleen Berton Murrell
1997, 1st edition. London Wappingers' Falls, NY : Philip Wilson Publishers ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: Bookplate of Tony and Tania Webster. Item #394058
ISBN: 0856674885
Physical description: 160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index. Contents: Introduction (starting p. 6) -- 1 Harbingers of the 'Style Moderne' (starting p. 8) -- 2 Fyodor Shekhtel: Architect of Genius (starting p. 26) -- 3 Scope of the New Style (starting p. 64) -- 4 World of Commerce (starting p. 104) -- 5 Demise of Art Nouveau and the Triumph of Classicism (starting p. 138) -- Bibliography (starting p. 158) -- Index (starting p. 159). Subjects: Art nouveau (Architecture) Russia (Federation) Moscow; Architecture Moscow History; Art nouveau; (Architecture) Russie Moscou; Architecture Russia History 19th century; Architecture Russia History 20th century; Moscow (Russia) Buildings, structures, etc.
Price: €35.00