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The idea of the cottage in English architecture, 1760-1860 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maudlin, Daniel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Series:Routledge research in architecture.
Subjects:
Architect-designed houses > England > History > 18th century.
Architect-designed houses > England > History > 19th century.
Architecture, Georgian > England.
Cottages > England > History > 18th century.
Cottages > England > History > 19th century.
Architecture and society > England > History > 18th century.
Architecture and society > England > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The cottage, rural retreat and the simple life
  • The cottage in English architecture
  • The architect-designed cottage
  • The cottage in Arcadia
  • Architects, patrons and connoisseurs
  • Habitations of the labourer
  • The appreciation of cottages
  • Re-imagining the vernacular
  • The cottage ornĂ©e
  • The cottages of Old England.