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The architecture of the eighteenth century / John Summerson

By: Summerson, John Newenham, Sir, 1904-.
Series: World of art. Publisher: England : Thames and Hudson, 1986Description: 176 p : ill ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0500202028.Subject(s): Architecture -- Europe -- 18th century | Architecture, Baroque -- Europe | Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- EuropeDDC classification: 724.1
Contents:
Contents. - 1. The ascendancy and fall of the baroque. - 2. The architecture of absolutism. - 3. The demonstrations of faith. - 4. A plurality of styles. - 5. Architecture and society : the enlightenment. - 6. The urban image. - Bibliography. - Photographic acknowledgments. - Index.
Item type Current location Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU
724.1 SUM (Browse shelf) 1 Available SABDx,23003,02,CL 5000036849
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU
724.1 SUM (Browse shelf) 1 Available SABDx,27000,02,CL 5000033023

"With 174 illustrations" - T.p.

Contents. - 1. The ascendancy and fall of the baroque. - 2. The architecture of absolutism. - 3. The demonstrations of faith. - 4. A plurality of styles. - 5. Architecture and society : the enlightenment. - 6. The urban image. - Bibliography. - Photographic acknowledgments. - Index.