Scottish Town in the Age of the Enlightenment 1740-1820.

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This heavily illustrated and innovative study is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. It establishes a distinctive and much-needed history for the developme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Bob
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
Temas:
1700-1899
Cities and towns > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Cities and towns > Scotland > History > 19th century.
Villes > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Villes > Écosse > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
Cities and towns
Scotland
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I Towns and Improvement
  • 1 Scottish Towns in Context
  • 2 Urban Improvement
  • 3 Urban Embellishment and Public Buildings
  • 4 A Tale of Five Towns
  • Part II Society and Culture
  • 5 Middling Ranks, Homes and Possessions
  • PLATES
  • 6 Cultural Life: Transformation and Adaptation
  • 7 'Community', order and the stability of the burgh
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Improvement Profiles
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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