The seventh book in the Architecture in Context series, this is a comprehensive survey of European architecture from the pre-dawn of the Enlightenment in early Georgian England; to the triumph of Brutalism in the seventh decade of the twentieth century; on to a sketch of major trends building up to the turn of the millennium.
The seventh book in the Architecture in Context series, this is a comprehensive survey of European architecture from the pre-dawn of the Enlightenment in early Georgian England; to the triumph of Brutalism in the seventh decade of the twentieth century; on to a sketch of major trends building up to the turn of the millennium.
Born in Sydney, Chistopher Tadgell studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London and subsequently taught architectural history for almost thirty years before devoting himself full time to writing and research, travelling worldwide to examine and photograph buildings from every tradition and period. He is a Trustee of the World Monuments Fund, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquities and a member of both the British and American Societies of Architectural History. His History of Architecture in India is the definitive one-volume account, whilst his publications on French architecture include the standard account in Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part 1: 18th-Century Rationalism and Romanticism Context: History to Napoleon 1.1 Augustan Prelude 1.2 Pursuit of Perfection in France 1.3 Rome Reviewed, Athens Revealed and Eclectic Diversity in Britain 1.4 The Sublime, the Visionary and Radical Eclecticism Part 2: 19th-Century Historicism and the Industrial Revolution Context: History to 1914 2.1 Bonaparte and Restored Bourbons 2.2 The British at Home and in the East 2.3 Protegés of German Rulers and their Tsarist Relatives 2.4 United States 2.5 Architecture of Revival and Engineering Part 3: Design Reformers and Reactionaries Context: History of Cataclysm to the New Millennium Design Reform 3.1 From Arts and Crafts to Art Nouveau 3.2 Bauhaus to Brutalism 3.3 Augean Coda Further Reading. Index
Introduction Part 1: 18th-Century Rationalism and Romanticism Context: History to Napoleon 1.1 Augustan Prelude 1.2 Pursuit of Perfection in France 1.3 Rome Reviewed, Athens Revealed and Eclectic Diversity in Britain 1.4 The Sublime, the Visionary and Radical Eclecticism Part 2: 19th-Century Historicism and the Industrial Revolution Context: History to 1914 2.1 Bonaparte and Restored Bourbons 2.2 The British at Home and in the East 2.3 Protegés of German Rulers and their Tsarist Relatives 2.4 United States 2.5 Architecture of Revival and Engineering Part 3: Design Reformers and Reactionaries Context: History of Cataclysm to the New Millennium Design Reform 3.1 From Arts and Crafts to Art Nouveau 3.2 Bauhaus to Brutalism 3.3 Augean Coda Further Reading. Index
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