Art Nouveau A study of Europe and Americas boldest and most fashionable style The sinuous forms of Art Nouveau were the hallmark of Europes and Americas boldest and most fashionable style at the turn of the 19th century Art Nouveau brought a new decorative language to furniture, jewellery, graphic arts, architecture, sculpture and painting The first book to examine Art Nouveau worldwide in the context of the issues of the age, from the pressures of modern life to nationalism, spiritualism and the emancipation of women Educated at Cambridge University, Stephen Escritt is a specialist in nineteenth- and twentieth-century decorative arts. He is co-author of Art Deco Style, also pubilshed by Phaidon