Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream /

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"In the first comprehensive study of Frederic William Cumberland (1820-1881), Geoffrey Simmins traces Cumberland's career as architect, railway manager, and politician, providing a richly detailed history and analysis of his contribution to Toronto's urban landscape." "The a...

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Autor principal: Simmins, Geoffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1997.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cumberland, Frederic William, > 1820-1881 > Catalogues raisonnes.
Cumberland, Frederic William, > 1820-1881.
Cumberland, Frederic William, > 1821-1881 > Catalogues raisonnes.
Cumberland, Frederic William, > 1821-1881.
Architecture, Victorian.
Architects.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > Monographs.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > Essays.
Architecture victorienne > Ontario.
Architectes > Canada > Biographies.
Architects > Canada > Biography.
Architecture, Victorian > Ontario.
Ontario.
Canada.
Livres numeriques.
Catalogues raisonnes.
Biographies.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • PART ONE: LIFE AND TIMES
  • CHAPTER ONE: Early Life in Ireland and England
  • CHAPTER TWO: Constructing a Canadian Career: The First Years in Toronto
  • CHAPTER THREE: Cumberland and the Canadian Interpretation of the Victorian Concept of Progress
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Midcareer, Full Stride: The 1850s
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Life on the Railway
  • CHAPTER SIX: Political Career
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: Later Personal Life
  • PART TWO: ARCHITECTURAL CASE STUDIES
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: Assessing the English Heritage
  • CHAPTER NINE: â€?The Beautiful Mediumâ€? and Other Topics: Reconstructing Cumberlandâ€?s Architectural Theory and PracticeCHAPTER TEN: A Selection of Schools
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN: University College
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: Steeples for the People: Church Designs
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Post Offices, Courthouses, and Other Public Buildings
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Private Commissions: Houses and Commercial Buildings
  • CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Proposals for Building a National Capital
  • EPILOGUE: Cumberlandâ€?s Legacy
  • PART THREE: CATALOGUE RAISONNÃ? OF CUMBERLANDâ€?S WORKS
  • Introduction
  • CATALOGUE OF WORKS1. Drawings Executed or Possibly Executed by Cumberland before 1847
  • 2. Canadian Projects (Excluding Railway Projects and Non-Architectural Works)
  • 3. Northern Railway Projects
  • 4. Non-Architectural Works
  • 5. Reference Drawings
  • APPENDIX A: Cumberlandâ€?s Principal Executed Works
  • APPENDIX B: Cumberlandâ€?s Architectural Library
  • NOTES
  • SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
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