Fin-de-siecle Architecture. Seikimatsu kenchiku
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Item #49599
1983-1985. Impressive oversized six-volume set presenting a richly illustrated survey of architectural and ornamental styles from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth century: (I) Art Nouveau and Japonisme; (II) Modernismo and the Architectural Millennium; (III) Stile Liberty and Orientalism; (IV) The Influence of Secessions; (V) Arts and Crafts and the Garden City Movement; (VI) The Rise of National Romanticism. Each volume documents exterior and interior architecture in great detail with large format color photographs by Tahara Keiichi. Each housed in its original slipcase; a near fine set, with only light wear to the slipcases.
Price (CAD): $2,500.00