New York: Mallard Press, 196. 280 pages, 300 illustrations, 80 in color, index. Remains of a price sticker by the upper corner of the front flyleaf. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. Eleven social and art historians examine a fascinating era in the history of one of Europe's most vibrant capitals. From the blurb, 'Gottfried Biedermeier, a humorous and popular fictional character from the journal Fliegende Blatter, came to symbolize the new values, giving his name to the style that would become popular among the nouveau riche throughout Europe and England. Emphasis was on the decorative arts -- on graceful furniture, glass, clock, and porcelain. In painting, genre scenes, portraits and lyrical landscapes were in vogue, while in music, late-classical musicians Beethoven and Schubert delighted audiences and the Viennese waltzes of Johann Strauss the Elder had their debut. Biedermeier architecture which placed emphasis on the comfortable aspects of home decor is represented chiefly in the work of Josef Kornhausel'.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019164
Title: Vienna in the Biedermeier Era 1815-1848
Author: Waissenberger, Robert (editor)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First English Language Edition
Publisher: Mallard Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 196
Keywords: Congress of Vienna Revolution Biedermeier Social Dancing Ballroom Viennese Waltz Home Decoration Architecture 1815 to 1848 Painting Graphic Art Sculpture Viennese Fashion Literature Music
Bookseller catalogs: Art and the Arts; History- Britain & Europe;

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