'Shafter illustrates her ideas with some well-chosen examples, particularly from the work of Klimt and Otto Wagner ... there is no doubt that The Order of Ornament marks the debut of a thoughtful and capable historian.' Architectural Review
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This survey examines the emergence of modernism in Central European art, architecture and design, and its relationship to late nineteenth-century theories of style advanced by John Ruskin, Owen Jones, Gottfried Semper, and Alois Riegl. Schafter's study views nineteenth-century visual aesthetics within a broader intellectual context that is philosophical and scientific. It contributes to a new understanding of the origins of modernism outside of the premiere centers often associated with the Modern movement.
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