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"""This is a gorgeous book, ideal for any lover of Art Nouveau."" -bookaddiction Dover's extensive library of Art Nouveau graphic art and typography serves as the source for this comprehensive volume, which features hundreds of magnificent full-colour and black-and-white illustrations. Images by virtually every key artist of the Art Nouveau movement include the work of Alphonse Mucha, E. A. Seguy, Aubrey Beardsley, Koloman Moser, Max Benirschke, and M. P. Verneuil. Selections from rare books and portfolios of the period include works never reprinted since their initial publication. This book also reprints material from the major Art Nouveau periodicals, including Jugend, The Studio, Dekorative Vorbilder, and The Keramic Studio. Detailed bibliographical information concerning every source ? including biographical details of each artist ? makes this collection a vital reference tool as well as a stunning compendium of significant and beautiful Art Nouveau graphics. Students of graphic art, typography, and illustration, as well as graphic designers and advertising professionals, will prize this remarkable resource. AUTHOR: Graphic artist Carol Belanger Grafton has edited and designed over 250 books for Dover, including Art Nouveau and Art Deco graphics, vintage commercial and advertising art, historic engravings from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries, old-time postcards and collections of historic paintings, historic fashion illustrations and designs, and many other subjects."

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Graphic artist Carol Belanger Grafton has edited and designed over 250 books for Dover, including Art Nouveau and Art Deco graphics, vintage commercial and advertising art, historic engravings from the 16th through the 20th centuries, old-time postcards and collections of historic paintings, historic fashion illustrations and designs, and many other subjects.

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