The Making of Classical Edinburgh : With Photographs by Edwin Smith

Youngson, A. J.

ISBN 10: 074861768X / ISBN 13: 9780748617685

Editore: Edinburgh University Press, 2002

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Riassunto:

Acclaimed as a masterly exposition of the making of the much quoted, photographed, studied and loved townscapes of Georgian Edinburgh, A. J. Youngson's classic book recreates and brings to life one of the most comprehensive, detailed and remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken. He describes the vigour of the planning debates, the fundraising schemes, the administrative and legislative infrastructure of planning, the construction of public buildings as poles of attraction for speculative building, and all the hopes, quarrels, victories and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment.Superbly illustrated with over 160 photographs and line drawings, this is an invaluable work of history and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.This new paperback edition of this classic work features a new preface and a handsome new cover design.

Informazioni sugli autori:

A.J. Youngson was a Professor of Economic History at the University of Edinburgh, and an Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. He was also the Chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland and published extensively about the economic development of British cities.

A. J. Youngson is Professor Emeritus of the Australian National University.

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Titolo: The Making of Classical Edinburgh : With ...
Casa editrice: Edinburgh University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2002
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good