ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE IN CENTRAL EUROPE 1890 - 1920

1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 2006 , Green cloth hardcover in the dust jacket , a 305 page book. Illustrated with color and black & white images . An Errata is laid in by the publisher. Condition : NEW Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

From Publisher:

In this unprecedentedly wide-ranging account of art, design, and architecture in the complex Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its momentous last decades, Elizabeth Clegg achieves a forceful integration of political and cultural developments. Comparing the situation in eight cities--among them Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Cracow, and Zagreb--the author highlights contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this colorful and important region. The book deals with all the chief ethnic/national categories of Austria-Hungary and embraces all the visual arts. Focusing on their public display, appraisal, and consumption, Clegg shows how the harmonious/antagonistic coexistence of institutions, publications, and events gave rise to the dynamic art life of a period that would end in a turning point for Central Europe. As vividly revealed, this was a time and place marked by a simultaneous fear and celebration of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity that has enormous international resonance a century later.

Product Info

ISBN: 0300111207

ISBN-13: 9780300111200

Publisher: Yale University Press

Year: 2006

Type: New

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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