The 1840s
2008, 1st edition. London : Victorian Society. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Item #393276
ISBN: 0901657506
Series: Sudies in Vctorian Architecture and Design, v. 1. Physical Description: 119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. Subjects: 1800-1899; Architecture, Victorian 1840-1849; England 19th century. Contents: 1. From gilded dream to learning laboratory : Owen Jones's study of the Alhambra / Carol A. Hrvol Flores-- 2. William Burn and the design (and re-design) of Sandon Hall, Staffordshire / Paul Bradley
3. Rail, steam and speed / Gavin Stamp-- 4. 'Our own' : Thomas Hope, A.J. Beresford Hope and the creation of the High Victorian style / Michael Hall-- 5. Architectural drawings of the 1840s : a newly discovered portfolio / Helen Dunstan-Smith & Rosemary Hill-- 6. Elizabeth Simcoe and her daughters : amateur ecclesiastical design in the 1840s / Jim Cheshire-- 7. The Bishop's House, Birmingham / Timothy Brittain-Catlin-- 8. William White : the early years / Gill Hunter.
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