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Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture) (Paperback)

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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (28 Mar 1991)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140137149
ISBN-13: 978-0140137149
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm

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A book on artists and architects from Britain, USA and Europe and how the best remains today where laid by a small group of people who thought and taught as well as designed.

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Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983) was a professor of history of art and architecture at Birkbeck College, University of London. Along with Pioneers of Modern Design, he wrote and edited the classic series Buildings of England.

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This book really is an essential guide for anyone interested in the history of Modern design. Acessible and well-written, it clearly outlines the major theories of Art, Architecture and design of the twentieth century.

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