Fin-de-Siecle Architecture : Art Nouveau and Japonisme

ISBN is 406180591, 4061805924, 4061805932, 4061805940, 4061805959, 4061805967 /
Published by Kodansha International 1984
Condition: Near Mint
Category: SKU: 124

Description

Fin-de-Siecle Architecture : Art Nouveau and Japonisme.At the turn of the 20th century, architecture took an imaginative leap. As new construction materials and technologies met such far-flung stimuli as the Far East, Nirvana, and the unleashed unconscious of Freudian psychoanalysis, buildings by the likes of Gaudí, Horta, Hoffmann, Loos, and Mackintosh instilled structure with the sinuous lines of nature, surfaces with a fairy-tale shimmer, and spaces with an ethereal wash of light or shadowy, mysterious hush. For this dramatic portfolio, the late architectural photographer Keiichi Tahara travelled across Europe to present the finest examples of this Art Nouveau architecture. From the glamorous façade of the Grand Hotel Europa to the elaborate sweep of a staircase or the perfect poise of a single chandelier, Tahara captures the intricate details as much as the holistic spatial effects of these ambitious, marvelous structures. With an eye attuned to the style’s organic detailing, he surveys its floral patterns, vine-like balustrades, and the soft, hollow interiors that seem to summon us into some primordial place. Drenched in sunshine or draped in dramatic shadows, Tahara’s pictures excel in evoking not only the unrivaled aura of these buildings but also the particular, fin-de-siècle spirit of their age, caught on the axel of a century, and characterized by reflection and yearning, as much as technological, philosophical, and political advance. Texts by Riichi Miyake accompany Tahara’s pictures to describe the buildings’ floor plans, designs, and the broader context of their dreamlike environments.

Books Volumes

  • Vol. 1. Art Nouveau and Japonisme
  • Vol. 2. Modernismo and the architectural millennium
  • Vol. 3. Stile liberty and orientalism
  • Vol. 4. Influence of the secessionists
  • Vol. 5. Arts and crafts and the garden city movement
  • Vol. 6. The rise of national romanticism.

Additional information

Book Author

Riichi Miyake, Tahara Keiichi

Publisher

Kodansha International

Published

1984

Language

English

Condition

Near Mint

Format

Hardcover

ISBN 10

406180591, 4061805924, 4061805932, 4061805940, 4061805959, 4061805967

  • ILLUSTRATED : Beautifully illustrated throughout in full-page coloured illustrations, several fold-outs.
  • CONDITION: Excellent
  • BINDING : Full black leather binding with imprinted illustration to cover, gilt titles to cover and spine, decorated endpapers, cloth slipcase with gilt decorated paper cover, text in Japanese; supplementary in English (6 pp.) inserted in each volume
  • BINDING CONDITION: Excellent
  • COMMENTS : A near mint copy