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English House : 1000 Years of Domestic Architecture by John Steel, Michael Wright and Wright Michael (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAntique Collectors' Club
ISBN-101851495231
ISBN-139781851495238
eBay Product ID (ePID)54043737
Product Key Features
Book TitleEnglish House : 1000 Years of Domestic Architecture
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory / Contemporary (1945-), Buildings / Residential
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorJohn Steel, Michael Wright, Wright Michael
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight89.8 Oz
Item Length12.3 in
Item Width9.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal728.0942
SynopsisReviews the history of the English house, spanning a period of 1000 years from Norman times to the present day -- documenting the changes in style that have occurredMore than 500 color illustrations"The English House" reviews the changes in style that can be seen in domestic architecture in England from Norman timesto the present day. Written for the interested layman rather than only for the architectural historian, it is how the house andits rooms were used and the way in which owners past and present lived in these properties which is the main burden ofthe argument.The book is divided into fifteen chapters by date from 1000 to 2000 AD. Within each period the main characteristics ofthe houses are analysed and examples discussed and illustrated, concentrating both on well-known and less familiarstructures. Starting with Norman houses, an introduction describes how the rooms in such houses were used andembellished and this is followed by a chapter dealing with early medieval buildings, showing how local variations can berecognised. The third chapter deals with the high medieval period and is followed by Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean houses.A chapter is devoted to the Carolean period up to 1715, followed by Palladian houses, on their own and in terraces, and byneo-classical structures. The influence of the Picturesque is discussed along with the effects of the nation's victory in theNapoleonic Wars and of England's growing industrial strength on housing is dealt with in the following chapter. The diversityof styles to be seen in High Victorian houses is covered, while the golden age of Edwardian house building is also dealt with.The profound changes that occurred in houses after theFirst World War is discussed; the development of council estates, the conversion of commercial and religious build, Reviews the history of the English house, spanning a period of 1000 years - from Norman time s to the present day -- documenting the changes in style that have occurred., The English House reviews the changes in style that can be seen in domestic architecture in England from Norman times to the present day. Written for the interested layman rather than only for the architectural historian, it is how the house and its rooms were used and the way in which owners past and present lived in these properties which is the main subject of this book. The book is divided into fifteen chapters by date from 1000 to 2000 AD. Within each period the main characteristics of the houses are analysed and examples discussed and illustrated, concentrating both on well-known and less familiar structures. Starting with Norman houses, an introduction describes how the rooms in such houses were used and embellished and this is followed by a chapter dealing with early mediaeval buildings, showing how local variations can be recognised. The third chapter deals with the high mediaeval period and is followed by Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean houses. A chapter is devoted to the Carolean peri
LC Classification NumberNA7331
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