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The English urban renaissance : culture and society in the provinical town, 1660-1770 /

In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This study examines the economic and social origins which stimulated such features of the revival as the transformation of the urban landscape under the influence of classical architecture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borsay, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2002.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > England > History > 17th century.
Cities and towns > England > History > 18th century.
Urban renewal > England > History > 17th century.
Urban renewal > England > History > 18th century.
England > Civilization > 17th century.
England > Civilization > 18th century.
Villes > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Villes > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Rénovation urbaine > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Rénovation urbaine > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Angleterre > Civilisation > 17e siècle.
Angleterre > Civilisation > 18e siècle.
Cities and towns
Civilization
Urban renewal
England
1600-1799
Electronic books.
History
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This study examines the economic and social origins which stimulated such features of the revival as the transformation of the urban landscape under the influence of classical architecture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191675409
0191675407