The birth of modern London : the development and design of the city 1660-1720 / Elizabeth McKellar.

Main entry:

McKellar, Elizabeth.

Title & Author:

The birth of modern London : the development and design of the city 1660-1720 / Elizabeth McKellar.

Publication:

Manchester, England ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Description:

xviii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Series:

Studies in design and material culture.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index.
Introduction: Constructing Classicism: architecture in an age of commerce -- I. The development of the city -- 1. Surveying the scene: conflicting perspectives on the modern city -- 2. The developers: noble landlords and greedy speculators -- 3. Creating the city: the 'mad intemperance ... of building' -- 4. Constructing the city: the standardization of production -- 5. The builders: honest artisans and crafty contractors -- II. The design of the city -- 6. Conceiving the city I: design through drawing -- 7. Conceiving the city II: books and alternative design methods -- 8. Housing the city: tradition and innovation in the urban terrace -- 9. Open spaces in the city: from fields to squares and gardens. Appendix. Schedule of leases attached to a plan of the Ormond Street area.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This text offers a radical re-assessment of late 17th century architecture and a pioneering investigation of the beginnings of the modern middle class town houses.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0719040752
9780719040757
0719040760 (pbk.)
9780719040764 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture England London History.
City planning England London.
Architecture et société Londres (Angleterre) Histoire 17e siècle.
Architecture Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Architecture.
City planning.
Stadtplanung
Städtebau
Stedenbouw.
Urbanisme Grande-Bretagne Londres (GB) 17e siècle.
Urbanisme Grande-Bretagne Londres (GB) 18e siècle.
London (England) Architecture.
Londres (Angleterre) Conditions économiques.
Londres (Angleterre) Conditions sociales.
England London.
London

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Studies in design and material culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 207679
Call No.: NA970 .M3 1999
Status: Available

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