Building reputations : Architecture and the artisan, 1750-1830 /

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This book advances a novel approach to a familiar eighteenth-century building type: the brick terraced house. Focusing on issues of design and architectural taste, it rehabilitates the reputation of the artisan communities of bricklayers, carpenters and plasterers responsible for its design and cons...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Lucey, Conor (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Row houses.
Building > Social aspects.
Brick houses.
Architecture and society.
Architects and builders.
ART > History > General.
HOUSE & HOME > Design & Construction.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Residential.
Building > Social aspects > History > 19th century.
Building > Social aspects > History > 18th century.
Architecture and society > History > 19th century.
Architecture and society > History > 18th century.
Brick houses > History > 19th century.
Brick houses > History > 18th century.
Architects and builders > History > 19th century.
Architects and builders > History > 18th century.
Row houses > History > 19th century.
Row houses > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Front matter; Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Plates; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: a new apology for the builder; Building reputations: a genteel life in trade; Designing houses: the façade and the architecture of street and square; Decorating houses: style, taste and the business of decoration; Building sales: advertising and the property market; Conclusion: the builder rehabilitated?; Select bibliography; Index; Plates

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