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Reading architectural history

By: Language: English Publication details: London Routledge 2002Description: xvii, 229p. ill. 25cmISBN:
  • 0415250501
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 720.9
Contents:
Reading the past: what is architectural history?
The authority of the author: biography and the reconstruction of the canon
On classical ground: histories of style
A class performance: social histories of architecture
The illusion of inclusion: the guidebook and historic architecture
Reading architectural herstories: the discourses of gender
Summary: A selection of essays and texts examining the historiographic and socio/cultural implications of the mapping of British architectural history, with particular reference to 18th and 19th century Britain. Bibliography.
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Reading the past: what is architectural history?

The authority of the author: biography and the reconstruction of the canon

On classical ground: histories of style

A class performance: social histories of architecture

The illusion of inclusion: the guidebook and historic architecture

Reading architectural herstories: the discourses of gender

A selection of essays and texts examining the historiographic and socio/cultural implications of the mapping of British architectural history, with particular reference to 18th and 19th century Britain. Bibliography.