Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 1530-1830 /

A major new history of architecture in Britain and Ireland that looks at buildings and their construction in detail while revealing the cultural, material, political and economic contexts that made them Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 1530-1830 presents a comprehensive history of architecture i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brindle, Steven (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, [2023].
Subjects:	Architecture > Great Britain > History. Architecture and society > Great Britain > History. Architecture > Ireland > History. Architecture and society > Ireland > History. Architecture > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Architecture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: Reformation and destruction
Destruction & creation, 1530-1660
Ancient images, modern realities, 1660-1760
Wealth, progress & complexity, 1760-1830
Architectural culture III: a whole new world.