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Problems of Style: Foundations for a History of Ornament
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Full Title:
Problems of Style: Foundations for a History of Ornament
Contributors:
By (Author) Alois Riegl
Edited by David Castriota
Translated by Evelyn Kain
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
11th February 2019
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration
Theory of art
History of design
Dewey:
745.4
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
448
Dimensions:
Width 191mm, Height 235mm
Description
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
