The Theatres of Inigo Jones and John Webb - Couverture souple

Orrell, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521154898 ISBN 13 : 9780521154895

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This 1985 book examines the stage works of Inigo Jones and John Webb.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The English stage of Shakespeare's day was a place superbly fitted for the rhetorical drama of the times; by the Restoration it had been replaced by a kind of playhouse better suited to the 'Scenes and Machines' which dealt in spectacles. The seventeenth century was therefore a crucial one in the history of the stage, yet concrete evidence of the playhouses constructed during this time has been scarce and elusive. The best of it lies in the drawing which Inigo Jones, Surveyor of the King's Works, and his pupil, John Webb, made for a succession of playhouses and Court theatres. Jones was responsible for the visual aspects of the masques performed at the various royal palaces, and both he and Webb designed a number of regular theatres at Court. In this 1985 book, the author establishes Jones and Webb as the most effective London theatre builders and scene designers of the seventeenth century.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521154898
• ISBN 13: 9780521154895
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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