Georgian architecture in the British Isles : 1714-1830 / James Stevens Curl

Curl, James Stevens (b. 1937-)

ISBN 10: 1848020864 / ISBN 13: 9781848020863

Editore: Swindon : English Heritage, 2011

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; viii, 444 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Subjects; Architecture, Georgian Great Britain. Architecture Great Britain History 18th century. Architecture Great Britain History 19th century. Architecture, Georgian British Isles. Architecture, Georgian British Isles. Architecture Great Britain 19th century. Architecture Great Britain 18th century. 1 Kg. Codice articolo 374036

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Titolo: Georgian architecture in the British Isles :...

Casa editrice: Swindon : English Heritage

Data di pubblicazione: 2011

Legatura: Rilegato

Edizione: Second Edition.

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Riassunto:

First published in 1993, this is a fully revised and newly illustrated guide to the architecture of the British Isles during the reigns of the first four Georges. The book shows the remarkable diversity of the architecture created during the era, from the grander Classicism influenced by the architecture of Italy, notably that of Andrea Palladio (1508-80), to the exotic tastes for Chinoiserie, Rococo, Gothick, and even the Indian styles. All of these aspects are discussed, setting the scene in respect of notions concerned with the aesthetic categories of the Beautiful, the Picturesque, and the Sublime and drawing attention especially to the importance of the Picturesque during the Georgian period.

L'autore:

Professor Emeritus James Stevens Curl has held Chairs in Architectural History at two Universities. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Art, Design, and the Built Environment, University of Ulster. He is a prolific author and has established an international reputation for scholarship, lucidity of style, and thorough investigations in little-known fields of research.