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Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism

Explore the rarest and most mysterious work by the father of Art Nouveau, presented in a stunning expanded hardcover edition that decodes Le Pater's hidden messages, occult symbolism, and forgotten history.

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Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha’s Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism

by Thomas Negovan

The book that sold out twice returns!

Experience Alphonse Mucha’s rarest and most powerful masterpiece, Le Pater, presented in a brand new, limited-edition expanded hardcover. Mucha's lost series is faithfully reproduced to scale and complete with over 20 years of research decoding its hidden symbolism.

Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism returns in two beautiful expanded editions: larger, deeper, and more revealing than ever.

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Beautiful book

Beautiful book, I need to spend more time with it because it appears to have great depth, it’s much more than a Mucha picture book. Thomas Negovan’s writing about symbolism is very interesting and I look forward to having a better understanding of the entire Art Nouveau movement.

Jack
Le Pater
Very happy with my purchase

Very happy with my purchase. The book is excellent, from the cover to image to quality on each page. You can tell this was put together from a place of love and admiration for Mucha's work. 10/10 will be buying more books from Century Guild in the future.

Joe
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I got this for my wife for her birthday and she

I got this for my wife for her birthday and she loved it!!!

Alex
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Absolutely blown away

My husband is a huge Mucha fan and loves learning more about him and his work. I preordered this book for him and we were delighted to open it. The packaging was lovely and thoughtful and included a signed note from Mr. Negovan. The book itself is a masterpiece! Each page is perfectly printed. The explanations and essays are well written from a high level historical and art historical perspective. This book is a compendium of Alphonse Mucha and a must for any fan.

Suzanne
Le Pater
Dark graphics

Dark graphics and somber stories…excellent!

Minyo
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A beautiful and well created book I look forward to passing down to my children

A beautiful and well created book I look forward to passing down to my children.

Joseph
Le Pater
A wonderful volume which illuminates Mucha’s

A wonderful volume which illuminates Mucha’s world, influences, and his creative process. Beautiful!

Jim
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Really a fantastic addition to my Art Studio Books & Resources

Really a fantastic addition to my Art Studio Books & Resources. Simply beautiful and high quality inside and out!

Robert
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Stunning

Stunning. Beautiful quality print, really interesting works that I haven’t seen before, lots of context.

I would have liked to be able to see the original formatting of Mucha’s book the way it was originally printed, with the sketches and supporting content after. But I’m not complaining.

Sharone
Le Pater
Love this!!

I love the size and print quality!!! This is definitely an art book to display!

Anonymous
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A beautiful book in every way

A beautiful book in every way, gorgeous ideas and pictures put together to define Art Nouveau.
Century Guild is a class act and I highly recommend anything they do.

Francinr
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Beautiful Book with an impressive binding and good printing of the art work

Beautiful Book with an impressive binding and good printing of the art work.

Stephen
Le Pater
Beautiful

All that is synonymous with Beautiful

Anonymous
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A must have book

Stunning book with incredible illustrations!!

Minyo
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Beautiful! Nicely made!

Beautiful! Nicely made. I'm so pleased to have them in my collection of beautiful things!

Donald
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Schleichendes Gift (Creeping Poison) by Gustav Mezey, Social hygiene film poster, 1946
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Original Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau Lithograph: Plate 37, Figures Decoratives, 1905
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Death of the Gravedigger by Carlos Schwabe, Symbolist lithograph, c. 1900 Death of the Gravedigger by Carlos Schwabe, Symbolist lithograph, c. 1900
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