| Description |
200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Contents |
The French Tradition: Churches and Chateaux -- Residential Architecture: Apartment Buildings, Villas, and Town Houses -- Public Architecture: Government Building, Prisons, and Hospitals -- The Education of the Masses: Museums, Libraries, and Schools -- The Pleasure Palaces: Theaters, Circuses, Spas, Casinos, and Hotels -- The Architecture of Public Space: Monuments, Street Furniture, Bandstands, and Conservatories -- The Architecture of Industry: Factories, Workers' Housing, Industrial Buildings, and Banks -- Steam and Speed: Train Stations -- Temples of Commerce: Boutiques, Shopping Arcades, and Department Stores -- The Architecture of Trade: Open-Air Markets and Covered Market Halls -- Architecture as Engineering: Bridges, Aqueducts, and Viaducts |
| Summary |
Meticulously researched, clearly and accessibly written study of 19th-century French classical, Gothic, Picturesque, Rationalist and early Modern architecture, during a period of enormous changes in technology and building materials |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 200) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
Architecture and society -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Architecture -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Architecture -- France -- 19th century.
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Architecture -- France.
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Architecture, French.
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Architecture, Modern -- 19th century -- France.
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Architecture, Modern -- 19th century.
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Architecture, Modern -- France -- 19th century.
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| Author |
Bonfante-Warren, Alexandra.
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| LC no. |
97045861 |
| ISBN |
0810940906 (clothbound) |
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