The architecture of the eighteenth century / John Summerson.

By:

Summerson, John, 1904-1992

Material type: Text

TextSeries: World of artPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1986.Description: 176 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0500202028 (pbk.)
9780500202029 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

724.1 SUM

Contents:

The ascendancy and fall of the Baroque -- The architecture of Absolutism -- The demonstrations of faith -- A plurality of styles -- Architecture and society : the enlightenment -- The urban image.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	724.1 SUM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002000112996

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Looks at eighteenth-century palaces, churches, theaters, libraries, museums, prisons, hospitals, and banks, discusses their various styles, and discusses the development of urban planning.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-171) and index.

The ascendancy and fall of the Baroque -- The architecture of Absolutism -- The demonstrations of faith -- A plurality of styles -- Architecture and society : the enlightenment -- The urban image.