Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'œuvre
A large-format 1900 art book from Philadelphia publisher G. Barrie & Son, written and illustrated by William Walton, documenting masterpieces shown at the Paris Exposition universelle for an art-interested readership. The pictures are sepia-toned black-and-white plates of Paris architecture, boulevards and gallery interiors, all printed rotated on the page, so a designer can take their strong perspective, formal street layouts and period crowd scenes as references for turn-of-the-century urban compositions.
