| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 The First Great Rebuilding; 2 Of building; 3 Social space; 4 The Grand Tour house; 5 The Second Great Rebuilding in town and country; 6 Neat compact boxes; Notes; Credits; Index |
| Summary |
Rural England's Great Rebuilding of 1570-1640, first identified by W.G. Hoskins in 1953, has been vigorously debated ever since. Some critics have re-dated it on a regional basis. Still more have seen Great Rebuildings around every corner, causing them to dismiss Hoskins's thesis. In this first full-length study of the rebuilding phenomenon, Colin Platt, an accomplished architectural and social historian, addresses these issues and presents a persuasive fresh assessment of the legacy of this revolution in housing design. Although accepting Hoskins's definition of a first Great Rebuilding, star |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-214) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Architecture, Domestic -- England.
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Architecture, Renaissance -- England.
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Architecture -- England -- History -- 17th century
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Residential.
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HOUSE & HOME -- Design & Construction.
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Architecture
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Architecture, Domestic
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Architecture, Renaissance
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Rekonstruktion
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Baustil
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Architektur
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Herrenhaus
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Bouwkunst.
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Geschichte 1570-1688.
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Geschichte 1570-1640.
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England
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England
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134218981 |
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1134218982 |
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9781315072388 |
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1315072386 |
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