Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style (Hardcover)

Daniel Finamore, Ghislaine Wood

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The Great age of ocean travel has long since passed, but ocean liners remain one of the most powerful and admired symbols of modernity. No form of transport was as romantic, remarkable, or contested, and ocean liner design became a matter of national prestige as well as an arena in which the larger dynamics of global competition were played out. This beautifully illustrated book considers over a century of liner design: from the striking graphics created to promote liners to the triumphs of engineering, and from luxurious interiors to on board fashion and activities. Ocean Liners explores the design of Victorian and Art Deco 'floating palaces', sleek post-war liners as well as these ships' impact on avant-garde artists and architects such as Le Corbusier.

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Imprint:	V & A Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2017
Editors:	Daniel Finamore • Ghislaine Wood
Dimensions:	287 x 247 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-85177-906-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > Art Nouveau Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Design styles > Art Deco Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85177-906-X
Barcode:	9781851779062