Owen Jones: Design, Ornament, Architecture and Theory in an Age of Transition

Flores, Carol A. Hrvol

ISBN 10: 0847828042 / ISBN 13: 9780847828043

Editore: Rizzoli, 2006

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First American, very good + oversized cloth hardcover with rubbing along bottom edges particularly at corners, in very good + jacket (75.00 price present) that shows noticeable rubbing along top edge and top corner portion of cover. 276 pages beautifully and generously illustrated in color. Remains an attractive copy of this look at "the singular vision of Owen Jones - the nineteenth century British architect, designer, and author who created the decoration for the crystal palace and published the landmark book The Grammar of Ornament".

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Owen Jones: Design, Ornament, Architecture and Theory in an Age of Transition
• Editore: Rizzoli
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0847828042
• ISBN 13: 9780847828043
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: First edition.
• Condizione: Very Good in Very Good DJ
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: sovraccoperta
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Architecture & Design

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Riassunto

In addition to being exceptionally lovely, this volume contains a useful and substantial text on Jones's career, theory, and contribution to the fields of architecture and architectural and decorative ornament. Flores (architecture and planning, Ball State U.), a specialist on Jones, describes Jones's buildings, designs, and publications as part of a coherent and full account of his career. The text is heavily illustrated with color and b&w plates, including many full-page plates, all of superb quality. The volume is oversized: 10.25x12.25". Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Informazioni sugli autori

Carol A. Hrvol Flores is associate professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University and is currently program chair of the Nineteenth-Century Association. She is widely recognized as a leading authority on Owen Jones.

Carol A. Hrvol Flores is an architecture historian and associate professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University.