Problems of style: foundations for a history of ornament
Auteur :
Riegl, Alois
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691655161
Date de publication :
4 déc. 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 19,1 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Written at the height of the arts and crafts movement in fin-de-siecle Vienna, Alois Riegl's Stilfragen represented a turning point in defining art and understanding the sources of its inspiration. Demonstrating an uninterrupted continunity in the history of ornament from the ancient Egyptian through the Islamic period, Riegl argued that the creati