Biedermeier : art and culture in central Europe 1815-1848 / [essays by Jiri Rak, Radim Vondracek, Claudia Terenzi] ; translated by Lawrence Jenkins.
Publication details: Milan : New York : Skira Editore ; Distributed in North America and Latin America by Rizzoli International/St. Martin's Press, 2001. Description: 263 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 888118866X; 9788881188666Subject(s): Biedermeier (Art) -- Europe, Central | Europe, Central -- Islamic Civilization. -- 19th centuryLOC classification: N 6465 .B5 B5413 2001| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | N 6465 .B5 B5413 2001 | Not for loan | 005299 |
"This volume was published in conjunction with the exhibition, Biedermeier: art and culture in central Europe, Padua, Palazzo della Ragione, 7 May - 10 Sept., 2000. The exhibition was sponsored by Regione Veneto, Comune di Padova Assessorato alla Cultura Padova CULTURA, with the assistance of the Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague and the National Gallery, Prague, and with the participation of Provincia di Padova Assessorato alla Cultura, Azienda di Promozione Turistica di Padova"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-263) and index.
The Biedermeier period in Austria and Bohemia and its legacy / Jiri Rak -- Biedermeier and its semantics / Radim Vondracek -- Biedermeier: a bourgeois style in the Restoration period / Claudia Terenzi -- The social ethos of the Biedermeier period -- Placing the objects: form and style -- The cult of the family and public spirit -- The city: life and entertainment -- Biedermeier: between nature and industry -- The 1848 revolution and the end of Biedermeier.