This catalogue of the Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition, Biedermeier: The Invention of Simplicity, showcases stunning photography and scholarly discussion on the furniture, decorative objects and fine art from the Biedermeier period (1815-1830).

Exclusive in North America to the Milwaukee Art Museum (September 16, 2006 - January 1, 2007) this was the first major exhibition within the United States of the Biedermeier movement. The accompanying catalogue reveals for the first time a clear definition of the aesthetic principles that form the Biedermeier style.

Softcover, 400 pages with 350+ full-color images.