Language: English
Published by Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, 1990
ISBN 10: 1558590641 ISBN 13: 9781558590649
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 238 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "Analyzes the collision of architecture and culture in the controversial realm of contemporary museum design since the opening of the Pompidou Centre in 1977. The author assesses the extent to which architects satisfy the requirements of the modern museum." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: The museum impossible; Paris: the palace of pleasure; The museum after Pompidou: imperialism, populism, contradiction; Adding, reclaiming, revising: the museum grows; The antimuseum: alternatives; The museum in the next century; The billion-dollar painting and beyond. Size: 4to. Collectible.
Published by Beaux Arts Magazine, S.A., 1996
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New.
Language: French
Published by Maisonneuve & Larose, Blois, France, 2001
ISBN 10: 2706814896 ISBN 13: 9782706814891
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Duban, Felix (illustrator). The cover of this all-in-French-book is in excellent condition, save for rubbing. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Due to the size of this book, additional shipping charges may apply. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.