Written at the height of the arts and crafts movement in fin-de-sicle Vienna, Alois Riegl's Stilfragen represented a turning point in defining art and understanding the sources of its inspiration. Demonstrating an uninterrupted continuity in the history of ornament from the ancient Egyptian through the Islamic period, Riegl argued that the creative urge manifests itself in both "great art" and the most humble artifact, and that change is an inherent part of style. This new translation, which renders Riegl's seminal work in ...
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Written at the height of the arts and crafts movement in fin-de-sicle Vienna, Alois Riegl's Stilfragen represented a turning point in defining art and understanding the sources of its inspiration. Demonstrating an uninterrupted continuity in the history of ornament from the ancient Egyptian through the Islamic period, Riegl argued that the creative urge manifests itself in both "great art" and the most humble artifact, and that change is an inherent part of style. This new translation, which renders Riegl's seminal work in contemporary, readable prose, allows for a fresh reexamination of his thought in light of current revisionist debate. His discovery of infinite variation in the restatement of several decorative motifs--the palmette, rosette, tendril--led Riegl to believe that art is completely independent from exterior conditions and is beyond individual volition. This thinking laid the groundwork for his famous concept of Kunstwollen, or artistic intention. "Something that the translation will, I hope, convey, is the passion invested in Riegl's enterprise. We are made to feel that the issues he discussed mattered vitally to him; it was the very nature of art and its relation to human life that were at stake, art as an absolute necessity."--From the preface by Henri Zerner
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Good. 1992. First Edition. hardcover. Cloth, dj. xxxiii & 406 pp. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Penciled underlining and margin notes to text. Altogether a copy in Good condition. Good. (Subject: Art History).
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book A heavy item: non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees; please inquire. Not ex-lib. hardcover in brownish-grey illustrated jacket (NOT the orange/tan/grey cover edition). 1st printing, 1993. xxxiii + 406pp. Translated by Evelyn Kain; annotations (in rear) and introduction by David Castriota; preface by Henri Zerner. 197 figures. Footnotes throughout. NF toFine/Fine. Prev. owner's name to upper corner ffep. Book and jacket are otherwise as new: clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket in Brodart.
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