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Dutch Art Nouveau and Book Design 1892-1903
Dutch Art Nouveau and Book Design 1892-1903
Amsterdam, De Buitenkant, 2009. 272 + 36 pp., over 500 illustrations in black/white and colour. This richly illustrated book describes the origins and development of the movement which produced the contributions of Dutch book design to the Art Nouveau period ? known as Nieuwe Kunst in the Netherlands. This period of book design was influenced by a number of figures in the Netherlands and abroad, including: Walter Crane, William Morris, Shannon, Rickets, Viollet-le-duc and the Dutch architect P.J.H. Cuypers. This first English translation of the writings of Ernst Braches - considered by many as the standard work on the subject - traces the origins and development of the movement, the specific designs and demands of books produced in this period and the use of nature-based origins in designs of the period, for example.