Theatre and Playhouse : An Illustrated Survey of Theatre Building from Ancient Greece to the Present Day /
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Methuen,
1984.
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| Series: | Methuen paperback.
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| Abstract: | "Richard Leacroft's earlier book, The Development of the English Playhouse, has become recognised as the most authoritative and informative book in its field - particularly noted for its unique isometric 'cut-away' drawings affording a highly accurate three-dimensional impression of both the inside and the outside of the theatre at the same time. Now Leacroft, working with his wife Helen, herself a writer and historian, presents a survey of the development of theatre building from its very beginnings in Ancient Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages, the theatres of Molière and Shakespeare, the coming of changeable scenery, its growth into scenic spectacle all over Europe, the experimental theatre shapes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, right up to the highly mechanised theatres of today. The text is accompanied by over 300 photographs and drawings, many of them again by Leacroft himself. The result is a unique one-volume account of the development of those buildings which have housed one of the most ancient and still most lively of performing arts - the theatre." -- Back Cover. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-242) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0413529304 9780413529305 0413529401 9780413529404 |