Buy this book on-line Zucker, Paul : Fascination of Decay, Ruins: Relic--Symbol--OrnamentGregg Press, Ridgewood, NJ, 1968
XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full dark red cloth boards. 6 3/4"w x 10 3/8"h. 272 pages. "The objective of this study is to analyze the aesthetics of ruins and to discover the reason for their fascination....the image of the ruin, as it appears in painting and in the graphic arts, in stage setting and in artificial garden architecture, becomes as much an echo of the variety of fellings in the interpreter's cultural climate ast that of the age in which the building was constructed.". Architecture. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Oversize Hardback. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Zucker, Paul : Fascination of Decay, Ruins: Relic--Symbol--Ornament. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, livres d'occasion, livres rares, fine bindings and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |