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001 2011049099
003 DLC
005 20121207084333.0
008 111128s2012 ctua b 001 0deng
010 $a 2011049099
020 $a9780300176902 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aNA997.W9$bR63 2012
082 00 $a720.92$223
084 $aARC006020$aARC005000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRobinson, John Martin.
245 10 $aJames Wyatt (1746-1813) :$barchitect to George III /$cJohn Martin Robinson.
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c[2012]
300 $axiii, 370 pages :$billustrations ;$c30 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"James Wyatt (1746-1813) is widely recognized as the most celebrated and prolific English architect of the 18th century. At the start of his lengthy career, Wyatt worked on designs for the Oxford Street Pantheon's neo-Classical interior as well as Dodington, the Graeco-Roman house that served as the model for the Regency country house. Wyatt was the first truly eclectic and historicist architect, employing several versions of Classical and Gothic styles with great facility while also experimenting in Egyptian, Tudor, Turkish, and Saxon modes. His pioneering Modern Gothic marked him as an innovator, and his unique neo-Classical designs were influenced by his links with the Midlands Industrial Revolution and his Grand Tour education.This groundbreaking book sheds new light on modern architectural and design history by interweaving studies of Wyatt's most famous works with his fascinating life narrative. This masterly presentation covers the complex connections formed by his web of wealthy patrons and his influence on both his contemporaries and successors"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 356-358) and index.
600 10 $aWyatt, James,$d1746-1813$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aArchitecture$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century.
650 7 $aARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aARCHITECTURE / History / General.$2bisacsh