Ornament and the Grotesque: Fantastical Decoration from Antiquity to Art Nouveau

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Large format hardcover in publisher’s beige pictorial dust-jacket. . 308 pages. Illustrated with 246 images, 242 in color. Contents include: Roman Origins; ‘Fantastic’ in the Middle Ages; Discovery of the Domus Aurea; Raphael and the Golden Age; Return to Classicism; Rococo: Arabesques, Singeries and Chinoiseries; Neoclassicism: Ancient Forms and New Thoughts 19th-Century Revival. A large, heavy book, First American edition. A clean, unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible.

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Weight 6.93 lbs
ISBN

9780500238561

Book Author

Zamperini, Alessandra

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

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Size

Folio – over 12" – 15" tall

Book Condition

Jacket Condition

Binding Type

Hardcover

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