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Parisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque by Roy Johnston (2007, Hardcover)

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This was the Paris of artists such as Bonnard, Rodin, Seurat and Vuillard, as well as writers and musicians such as Debussy, Zola and Maupassant.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470015551

ISBN-139780470015551

eBay Product ID (ePID)57192710

Product Key Features

Number of Pages216 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameParisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque

SubjectEurope / France, General, Regional

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

AuthorRoy Johnston

Subject AreaTravel, Architecture

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight39.5 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width9.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"...stunning photography and fascinating text, it's an inspirational companion for a revisit to the city." (Bucks, January 2007) "... feels meaty without being ponderous. It slips easily into a weekend bag, and would enhance any visitor's pleasure of discovery." ( Building Design. February 2007) "...a real insight into this exciting time including social and economic issues and it is illustrated with well-chosen photographs." ( France Magazine, May 2007) "A visual treat".( Destination France Magazine, Summer 2007) "...hugely enjoyable book...Johnston writes evocatively and succinctly about a city he knows intimately...this is a fine account of an entrancing epoch" ( The Architects' Journal (cover date Thu 21st June) " With an enticing subject and an attractive price, this is one of the achievements of the decade in architectural history." ( The Victorian , March 2008)

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal720.944361

Table Of ContentPREFACE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE, PARIS 1889-1913.PART ONE: CONTINUITY.CHAPTER ONE: LA VIE PARISIENNE. THE BELLE EPOQUE AND ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.CHAPTER TWO: BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC LIFE.CHAPTER THREE: THE BOURGEOIS HOME: PRIVATE LIFE.CHAPTER FOUR: THE ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS.PART TWO: CHANGE.CHAPTER FIVE: THE TRIUMPH OF IRON.CHAPTER SIX: THE SEARCH FOR A NEW ART.CHAPTER SEVEN: THE SOCIAL ASPECT.CHAPTER EIGHT: TOWARDS A NEW ARCHITECTURE.BIBLIOGRAPHY.INDEX.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

SynopsisAs Paris stood at the cusp of the 20th century in the advent of the turmoils of the First World War, it entered a golden age of affluence and artistic creativity - the Belle Epoque. This was the Paris of artists such as Bonnard, Rodin, Seurat and Vuillard, as well as writers and musicians such as Debussy, Maupassant and Zola. It also became the home to well known cultural figures from abroad such as Henry James, Alice B Tolkas, Whistler and Picasso. The Eiffel Tower had just been built and the Moulin Rouge was in its heyday - Paris with its café life, fine restaurants, cabarets and its modern department stores was the cosmopolitan capital of pleasure and culture.Despite the continued celebration of Parisian art, architecture of the Belle Epoque has been largely neglected. It is now only known for the Art Nouveau designs of Guimard's Metro entrances and restaurants such as Maxim's. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the period, connecting the medievalism of Viollet-le-Duc, the classical traditions of the Ecole des Beaux Arts and early developments in metal and concrete construction with modern pioneers like Auguste Perret, de Baudot and Sauvage. Including the exuberant designs of the 'Ritz' style alongside the work of many now little known architects, Parisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque is a thorough and visually sumptuous account of this under exposed period of architecture., Turn of the century Paris is often referred to as the belle époque, a golden age of affluence and artistic creativity before the turmoil of the First World War. This was the Paris of artists such as Bonnard, Rodin, Seurat and Vuillard, as well as writers and musicians such as Debussy, Zola and Maupassant. The Eiffel Tower had just been built and the Moulin Rouge was in its heyday - Paris was the cosmopolitan capital of pleasure and culture. The architecture of the period, however, has generally been neglected known only for the Art Nouveau designs of Guimard's Metro entrances and restaurants such as Maxim's. This book, based on a thorough survey of Parisian buildings of the era, connects the medievalism of Viollet-le-Duc, the classical tradition of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and early developments in metal and concrete construction with modern pioneers like Perret, de Baudot and Sauvage. Including the exuberant designs by architects working in the 'Ritz style', as well as the work of a multitude of architects whose names are at present unknown, Parisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque is a truly comprehensive and visually sumptuous study of this under exposed period of architecture., As Paris stood at the cusp of the 20¯th century in the advent of the turmoils of the First World War, it entered a golden age of affluence and artistic creativity - the Belle Epoque. This was the Paris of artists such as Bonnard, Rodin, Seurat and Vuillard, as well as writers and musicians such as Debussy, Maupassant and Zola., Turn of the century Paris is often referred to as the belle epoque, a golden age of affluence and artistic creativity before the turmoil of the First World War. This was the Paris of artists such as Bonnard, Rodin, Seurat and Vuillard, as well as writers and musicians such as Debussy, Zola and Maupassant. The Eiffel Tower had just been built and the Moulin Rouge was in its heyday - Paris was the cosmopolitan capital of pleasure and culture. The architecture of the period, however, has generally been neglected known only for the Art Nouveau designs of Guimard's Metro entrances and restaurants such as Maxim's. This book, based on a thorough survey of Parisian buildings of the era, connects the medievalism of Viollet-le-Duc, the classical tradition of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and early developments in metal and concrete construction with modern pioneers like Perret, de Baudot and Sauvage. Including the exuberant designs by architects working in the 'Ritz style', as well as the work of a multitude of architects whose names are at present unknown, Parisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque is a truly comprehensive and visually sumptuous study of this under exposed period of architecture.

LC Classification NumberNA1050