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Embellished Manuscripts Collection

Gaudi, The Manuscript of Reus

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Antoni Gaud was a Spanish architect who was known as a leading figure in Modernism. His style is characterized by the depiction of organic forms and extraordinary mosaics. Reproduced here is the Manuscrito de Reus alongside mosaics from his iconic salamander sculpture and an image of the Baslica de la Sagrada Familia.

About This Design

• Original Art:Manuscript of Reus by Antoni Gaud
• Era:18731878
• Region:Spain

  Antoni Gaud (18521926) was a Spanish architect who was known as a leading figure in modernism and the pioneer of Catalan Art Nouveau. Gauds work was greatly influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. His exceptional style is characterized by the depiction of organic forms, abstract lines, and extraordinary mosaics.

  Gaud rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and moulding the details as he conceived them. As such Gaud left very few written documents, many of which were destroyed during the Spanish Civil War (19361939) following a fire set by anti-clerical groups that led to the destruction of the architects studio located inside the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona. Reproduced here is the Manuscrito de Reus (Manuscript of Reus), the only remaining written document of Gaudis. The notebook is a kind of student diary in which he collected diverse impressions of architecture and decorating, putting forward his ideas on the subject. Included are an analysis of the Christian church and of his ancestral home, as well as a text about ornamentation and comments on the design of a desk. The manuscript is now kept at Reus Museum in his native Catalonia.

  Further embellishing our cover are Gauds incredible mosaics from his iconic salamander sculpture alongside an image of the Baslica de la Sagrada Familia, his architectural masterpiece.

Size :

Width: 325mm (13″)
Height: 235mm (9″)
Depth: 5mm (“)

Features :

• Wrap Closure
• Decorative printed paper
• Holds up to 40 sheets of A4 paper
• Magnetic closure with 3 pairs of covered magnets keeps it securely fastened
• Expandable fabric sides
• Interior lining made from kraft paper for an organic feel.