George Dance, the Elder 1695-1768, the Younger 1741-1825
Author: George Dance
Publisher:
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13:
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Architectural Drawings
Author: Dr. Frances Sands
Publisher: Batsford Books
Published: 2021-08-05
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 184994735X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA visual, large-format compilation of some the finest architectural drawings from Sir John Soane's extensive collection. Architectural Drawings casts light on the magnificent architectural drawings of neo-classical architect, teacher and collector, Sir John Soane that are otherwise concealed in archives. This book, featuring artworks handpicked from what was probably the first comprehensive collection of architectural drawings in the world, numbering 30,000 at the time of his death in 1837, celebrates a life spent procuring curiosities. The collection encompasses the hands of Montano, Thorpe, Wren, Talman, Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh, Gibbs, Kent, Chambers, Adam, Clérisseau, Pêcheux, Wyatt, Playfair, Nash and, of course, Soane himself. The quality of Soane's collection of drawings is scarcely paralleled elsewhere and on account of their fragility, these items are infrequently seen by the public. This innovative book draws together the most exquisite and important works from the collection for the first time, showing the extraordinary connoisseurship of Sir John Soane while also exploring what drove Soane to amass such a collection and the provenance of his various significant acquisitions. This book illustrates the story of Soane as a collector of architectural drawings, but a story which is not normally available to the public, and will provide a sumptuous opportunity to peruse some of the finest architectural drawings in existence.
New Museum Theory and Practice
Author: Janet Marstine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1405148829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection ofessays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologiesof museum exhibition. Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field whilecreating a collective whole for course use. Discusses theory through vivid examples and historicaloverviews. Offers guidance on how to put theory into practice. Covers a range of museums around the world: from art tohistory, anthropology to music, as well as historic houses,cultural centres, virtual sites, and commercial displays that usethe conventions of the museum. Authors come from the UK, Canada, the US, and Australia, andfrom a variety of fields that inform cultural studies.
The Georgian London Town House
Author: Kate Retford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2019-03-07
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 1501337300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor every great country house of the Georgian period, there was usually also a town house. Chatsworth, for example, the home of the Devonshires, has officially been recognised as one of the country's favourite national treasures - but most of its visitors know little of Devonshire House, which the family once owned in the capital. In part, this is because town houses were often leased, rather than being passed down through generations as country estates were. But, most crucially, many London town houses, including Devonshire House, no longer exist, having been demolished in the early twentieth century. This book seeks to place centre-stage the hugely important yet hitherto overlooked town houses of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, exploring the prime position they once occupied in the lives of families and the nation as a whole. It explores the owners, how they furnished and used these properties, and how their houses were judged by the various types of visitor who gained access.
Science Museums in Transition
Author: Carin Berkowitz
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 2017-07-19
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 0822982757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic shift in the display and dissemination of natural knowledge across Britain and America, from private collections of miscellaneous artifacts and objects to public exhibitions and state-sponsored museums. The science museum as we know it—an institution of expert knowledge built to inform a lay public—was still very much in formation during this dynamic period. Science Museums in Transition provides a nuanced, comparative study of the diverse places and spaces in which science was displayed at a time when science and spectacle were still deeply intertwined; when leading naturalists, curators, and popular showmen were debating both how to display their knowledge and how and whether they should profit from scientific work; and when ideals of nationalism, class politics, and democracy were permeating the museum's walls. Contributors examine a constellation of people, spaces, display practices, experiences, and politics that worked not only to define the museum, but to shape public science and scientific knowledge. Taken together, the chapters in this volume span the Atlantic, exploring private and public museums, short and long-term exhibitions, and museums built for entertainment, education, and research, and in turn raise a host of important questions, about expertise, and about who speaks for nature and for history.
Built from Below: British Architecture and the Vernacular
Author: Peter Guillery
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-09-13
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1136943153
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExtending the concept of British vernacular architecture to embrace buildings such as places of worship, villas, hospitals, suburban semis and post-war mass housing, this book is of use to anyone with an interest in architectural history.
Monument Wars
Author: Kirk Savage
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2011-07-11
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 0520271335
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.
The Spaces of the Hospital
Author: Dana Arnold
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-24
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1134343604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Spaces of the Hospital explores the role and significance of hospitals as agents of change in London c1680-1820.
Customers and Patrons of the Mad-Trade
Author: Jonathan Andrews
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2003-01-16
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 0520226607
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHis case book testifies to the scope and prosperity of Monro's "trade in lunacy," and Jonathan Andrews and Andrew Scull brilliantly exploit the opportunity it affords to look inside the mad-business.".
Library of Congress Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.
