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Louis Sullivan: The Function of Ornament (Norton Critical Studies in Art History)

Louis Sullivan: The Function of Ornament (Norton Critical Studies in Art History)
From W.W. Norton & Co.

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"One of the best-designed architecture books to appear in recent memory . . ., handsomely illustrated with a fuller selection of historical views of Sullivan's work than can be found in any other book now in print, and supplemented by a fine new set of color photographs of Sullivan's most important surviving buildings." —Martin Filler, New York Review of Books Full-color and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1310980 in Books
  • Published on: 1996-03-17
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 224 pages

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I bought this book after about 10 seconds thought. The title was inspiring to me and I was hoping that it would lead me through Sullivan's methodology of decoration. Louis Sullivan is one of my favorite architects. After wading through the first few pages, however, I found the text almost impossible to follow. I began flipping pages to look at the pictures, but didn't find much inspiration there either. I'll keep looking for the great Sullivan book I'm dreaming of.