Architects and the 'building world' from chambers to ruskin: constructing authority
Auteur :
Hanson, Brian
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107403314
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
580 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study peers behind the veil of architectural styles to the underlying social microcosm of the 'building world' of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to examine how the fragile authority of the architect took root there.