At the turn of the last century, Art Nouveau, characterised by its richly ornamental curvilinear design and use of sinuous line and vibrant colour, held sway as the dominant style in architecture and design - a style that defined the Edwardian period, with its departure from more formal Victorian styles. This book charts the impact of this sensuous new style on the tile industry in Britain, showing how tiles were made and decorated, and using photographs of tiles, individually and in situ, to examine the diverse range of floral, animal and human subject matter found on Art Nouveau tiles that make them now so appealing to collectors and design historians.
- ISBN10 1856691705
- ISBN13 9781856691703
- Publish Date 25 October 1999 (first published 8 October 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 July 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Laurence King Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English