Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
British Architect and Northern Engineer
Author: E.W. Godwin
Author: Edward William GodwinPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300080085
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
In the first section of this work, ten scholars examine E.W. Godwin's life and career, discussing his diverse contributions as a design reformer. The second section presents a fully annotated selection of over 150 items that represent the formation and flowering of Godwin's oeuvre.
The British Architect
Author: Catalogue of Books Relating to Architecture, Construction & Decoration
Author: Boston Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Journal
Author: Journal of the Society of Arts
Author: The Victorian Eye
Author: Chris OtterPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226640787
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society. The Victorian Eye’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow
Author: Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Foundation of Architectural History
Author: Alexandrina BuchananPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843838001
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The first full-scale biography of Robert Willis, the "founding father" of architectural history.
Nineteenth-Century Interiors
Author: Clive EdwardsPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000961451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
This volume of primary source materials documents the spatial layouts of the nineteenth century home as they often became more precisely planned with rooms for specific purposes being developed. The styles began to truly reflect the owner’s taste and position. The range is of course vast from single room dwellings to large-scale mansions and numerous variations in-between. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of art history.