Piranesi as Designer

Piranesi as Designer
ISBN:
0910503966
Author:
Lawrence, Sarah E.
Publisher:
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum / Smithsonian Institution
Release Date:
2007
Seller Category:
MONOGRAPHS
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 00490
Notes: Published in New York jointly by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, edited by Sarah E. Lawrence, and with contributions by Sarah E. Lawrence herself, and by John Wilton-Ely, Peter Eisenman, Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, Michael Graves, Alice Jarrard, Peter N. Miller, Ronald de Leeuw, David Rosand and Bent Sorensen. Big, tall folio-sized hardcover, bound handsomely black cloth, over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine, protected by a nearly As New condition paper-backed Brodart sleeve. [6], 7-360 pp. Gilt paper edges all around, with a single small, unobtrusive dot of discoloration at bottom fore-tip. Foreword by Paul Warwick Thompson, then nine original essays by notable scholars about the sources and influence of Piranesi's modernist style on three centuries of architecture and design. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.