Taschen's Domus Collection

This is the third in a multi-volume collection providing a visual catalogue record of the decorative arts of the Paris Salons. Included in this volume are reproductions of the catalogue illustrations of furniture at the Exposition Universelle of 1900, the annual Salons du Mobilier, and the celebrated 1903 and 1904 expositions of the Ecole de Nancy in the French capital. This chronological record clearly shows the revolution in furniture design that transpired in France at the turn of the century. The illustrations trace precisely the emergence of the art nouveau style in the 1890s, its high point between the 1900 Exposition Universelle and the 1903 Salons, its demise between 1905-1909, the return to period revivalism and the transitional art nouveau - art deco style of 1910-1912 with the proto - art deco style of the immediate pre-war years (1911-1914). Many examples of non-art nouveau works from the period are also included. Hundreds of these contemporary illustrations...

Format - Hardcover Author - Adolphe Chanaux Publication Year - 1997 Language: French/ English France

Seaside Style by Taschen. Trilingual edition, published in 2002. Softcover, printed in Italy, 191 pages, illustrated.

This book is a sealed copy of the SOLD OUT Limited Edition by TASCHEN. This edition is number 1518 of 1600 Each copy is numbered and signed by all 4 members of the Rolling Stones (Mi...