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Sir John Soane's influence on architecture from 1791 : a continuing legacy
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Title
Sir John Soane's influence on architecture from 1791 : a continuing legacy / Oliver Bradbury.
ISBN
9781472409102 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1472409108 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Publication
Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2015]
Physical Description
xxiv, 455 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 28, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-433) and index.
Contents
Imitation: a survey of Soane's influence on his pupils and contemporaries in Great Britain, North America and Australia, 1791-c. 1850, with a case study
The survival of Soane? Wilderness years: collapse of Soane's influence and reputation; ridicule and critical nadir, 1850-1884
Transmutation: Soane's influence on late nineteenth and twentieth century classicism, beginning with Beresford Pite, and the revival in interest and a new appreciation of Soane's achievements, 1885-1956
Soane and modernity: the influence of Soane on twentieth century modernism and classical revivalism, 1953 till now.
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