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The Architecture of the Eighteenth Century (World of Art) /anglais - Couverture souple

Summerson, John

 
9780500202029: The Architecture of the Eighteenth Century (World of Art) /anglais
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0500202028 ISBN 13 : 9780500202029
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1986

Synopsis

The exquisite beauty of buildings by Adam, Hawksmoor and others is brought into focus in the context of the ideas of the time. Sir John Summerson's classic text provides a succinct and elegant summary of the the whole period from the spirit of the Baroque at Schönbrunn in Vienna and the Winter Palace in St Petersburg to the Neo-classicism of the private houses and planned towns of the latter half of the century in Bath, Philadelphia and Washington.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sir John Newenham Summerson, CBE was one of the leading British architectural historians of the 20th century. He wrote mainly about British architecture, especially that of the Georgian Era.He was a Commissioner of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, curator of Sir John Soane's Museum, London and Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The exquisite beauty of buildings by Adam, Hawksmoor and others is brought into focus in the context of the ideas of the time. Sir John Summerson's classic text provides a succinct and elegant summary of the the whole period from the spirit of the Baroque at Schönbrunn in Vienna and the Winter Palace in St Petersburg to the Neo-classicism of the private houses and planned towns of the latter half of the century in Bath, Philadelphia and Washington.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date d'édition
1986
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0500202028
ISBN 13 
9780500202029
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
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Personne responsable
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