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This introduction to 19th-century, covers its many and varied styles of building, ranging from the austerity of the classical style which had its roots in the architecture of Greece and Rome, through the decorative and popular Gothic style to the innovative lines of Art Nouveau.
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Paperback. Zustand: Sehr gut. 106 S. A very good copy. --- NINETEENTH-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE - - The nineteenth century saw many different styles of architecture, ranging from the grand austerity of public buildings in the classical style, through the highly decorative and popular Gothic forms inspired by medieval church architecture, to the innovative lines of Art Nouveau. The Industrial Revolution in Britain also fuelled a building boom with mills, warehouses, railway stations, workers' terraces and tenements soon to become familiar features of the urban landscape. - - The book explores the main trends of nineteenth- century architecture through illustrations and clear explanations. Not only are major European buildings described, like Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace and Charles Barry's Houses of Parliament but also, for example, the growth of the skyscraper in the United States and Australian ironwork construction. - - 65 illustrations - - Glossary of terms - - Suggestions for further reading - - The Cambridge Introduction to Art is a lively and accessible series for both adults and students coming to the history of art and architecture for the first time. - - '. a pleasure to handle. Generous margins . and clear graphics make this series outstandingly attractive.' Arts Review --- TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION I - - I THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL 3 - - Identity and direction 3 - - Classical prototypes and contemporary needs 3 - - Neoclassicism in the New World 5 - - The visionary tradition of Ledoux and Boullée - - Durand and his functionalist theory - - Neoclassicism in Russia II - - Neoclassical influence in Germany - - 10 - - 14 - - Soane and Nash: two great English innovators - - Building for civic needs 18 - - Semper's theory of the origins of architecture - - 15 - - 20 - - The Empire style 21 - - 2 THE GOTHIC REVIVAL 25 - - Fonthill Abbey and the picturesque - - 26 - - 30 - - Barry: Classical and Gothic 28 - - Pugin and the Gothic Revival churches - - Ruskin's influence: moral and social - - 38 - - 3 - - Viollet-le-Duc: the great restorer - - 39 - - ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY - - Engineer builders 42 - - 7 - - 42 - - The architecture of the Industrial Revolution - - 46 - - Metal skeleton construction - - 49 - - Portability and prefabrication - - 50 - - Cast-iron houses and 'Iron Pots' - - 51 - - Cast-iron ornament - - 52 - - Cast-iron construction in the United States - - 54 - - The glass cage 59 - - Railway stations: mirrors of the time - - 64 - - 4 THE SKYSCRAPER - - The elevator building - - 66 - - Skeleton construction and the curtain wall - - 67 - - Art Nouveau - - 73 - - Some important Art Nouveau designers - - 75 - - 5 - - DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE - - Tenements - - 80 - - 80 - - The detached house - - 81 - - The Cottage Orné in Britain - - 82 - - The Cottage Orné in the New World - - The Bracketed Mode - - 86 - - 85 - - The Stick Style - - 89 - - The Shingle Style - - 90 - - Victorian variations - - 92 - - Anglo-American transitions - - 92 - - Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie House - - The detached house today - - 98 - - 95 - - CONCLUSION - - 100 - - GLOSSARY ??? - - FURTHER READING - - 103 - - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - - 104 - - INDEX. ISBN 9780521356831 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Artikel-Nr. 1248931
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 106pp. Wrappers. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Very good (plus) with faintly age-toned covers, rubbing and edge wear, in wraps. Part of *The Cambridge Introduction to Art* series. Artikel-Nr. 368899
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Softcover. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 106 pages. As well as the major European buildings also looks at the growth of skyscrapers in USA and Australian ironwork construction. Artikel-Nr. 4580
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