Holman Beth (5 results)

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Just a touch of edge and corner wear otherwise, clean, sound, copy. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. 128 pgs.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. The beginnings of modern design occurred in Renaissance Italy, which first fostered the concept that all the arts are based on universal principles of design. As the medieval separation of crafts broke down, Renaissance painters, sculptors, and architects created designs in a variety of media to be carried out by others. With the separation of design from actual execution, drawing became the critical means of communicating between artist and artisan. The promotion of artist as designer and the rise of drawing as an independent art form were inextricably intertwined. Design (the foundation of art) and drawing (the cornerstone of design) were so intimately linked as to share the same designation--disegno. In introducing audiences to the origins of modern design, this catalog and the exhibitions associated with it seek to elevate Renaissance drawings for decorative arts objects to a new level commensurate with the fine arts. A book on the origins of modern-day objects and concepts of design.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This copy is in good condition. The coevrs have light rubbing and edgewear and the text is clean and secure in binding. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. Condition: New.