Architectural Ornament: Banishment and Return
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Book Overview
Architectural Ornament reveals the fascinating interplay of art, society, politics, and commerce from antiquity through modernism and explains ornament's near demise and recent revival. It is a stunningly documented argument against artistic chauvinism and a lively survey of modern architecture. In over 250 illustrations, Brolin shows the breadth of ornamental expression through the centuries and proposes an approach to ornament that allows new and old buildings to coexist in harmony.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393730468
ISBN13:9780393730463
Release Date:April 2000
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 11.8"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Makes sense of a great many things.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book made sense of a great many things for me. In explaining the banishment of ornament, it explores the evolution of the elaborate con-game that makes up our present concept of art, of artistic genius, and of good taste. I expect many people will find this book incredibly offensive. It is truly a wonderful book.
Provocative & sensible
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
The first reviewer has snippily dismissed Brolin as "delusional," apparently assuming that a one-sentence, ad-hominem swipe qualifies as an intellectually honest review. I'd love that reviewer to return to his or her pulpit and cite us chapter & verse. Maybe then we'd all have a chance to see just who is being delusional here. I confess that I haven't yet read Brolin's book, but I have just read a meaty excerpt from it, published in the magazine "Old-House Interiors" (Nov. 2002 issue). I found Brolin highly informed and wonderfully articulate, and I thought he made terrific sense. So, apparently, did the magazine's editor, who chose the excerpt for her lead article. And so, surely, did the tough-minded editorial staff at W.W. Norton, who published the book in 2002.
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