Main entry:

Gloag, John, 1896-1981.

Title & Author:

Victorian Taste; Some Social Aspects of Architecture and Industrial Design, From 1820-1900.

Publication:

Description:

175 pages illustrations 26 cm

Notes:
The third volume of a trilogy, on the social history of design. The first is Georgian grace and the second is Victorian comfort.
The third vol. of the author's triology on the social history of design, from 1660 to 1900, of which Georgian grace is the first vol. and Victorian comfort the second.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-165).
[Table of Contents] -- The Character of Victorian Taste -- 1. The New Patronage and the Discarded Heritage -- 2. Romantic Gothic -- 3. Christian Gothic -- 4. Loudon and Downing -- 5. Ruskin and Morris -- 6. The Classic Tradition and the Unrecognized Style -- 7. Ornament and Design -- Sources of References in the text -- The Plates -- Index / Dora Ware.
[List of Plates] -- FRONTISPIECE. The Age of Reason and the Age of Faith: C.R. Cockerell's composition of the works of Wren, and Pugin's drawing of twenty-five of his own works. -- 1. Interiors at Eaton Hall, Chester, after Bucklet -- 2. Gothic in the Georgian Tradition: Fonthill Abbey; St. Luke's, Liverpool; Scott Memorial, Edinburgh -- 3. The Apotheosis of the Gothic Revival: Albert Memorials in Kensington Gardens and Manchester -- 4. John Ruskin and John Claudius Loudon -- 5. Robert Stephenson, A.W.N. Pugin, Sir George Gilbert Scott, and William Morris -- 6. Examples of Loudon's architectural work: Wood Hall Farm, Pinner, and double detached suburban villa in Porchester Terrace, Bayswater -- 7. St. Saviour's Vicarage, by William Butterfield; and The Red House, built by Philip Webb for William Morris -- 8. Paddington Station Hotel, by Philip Charles Hardwick; and the Garrick Club, by Frederick Marrable -- 9. The Langham Hotel, by John Giles; and New Scotland Yard, by Norman Shaw -- 10. The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, by Alfred Waterhouse -- 11. The Imperial Institute, by Thomas Edward Colcutt -- 12. Air view of the lay-out of South Kensington, from Kensington Gardens to Cromwell Road -- 13. The Greek Doric portico of Euston Station, and the portal of the Box Tunnel -- 14. General Railway Station, Chester, and Shoreditch Station, London -- 15. Interior of Temple Mead Great Western Railway Station, Bristol, by I.K. Brunel; and Lime Street Station, Liverpool, by William Baker and Francis Stevenson -- 16. Clifton Suspension Bridge, and Brooklyn Bridge, New York -- 17. Hungerford suspension bridge, and Saltash railway bridge -- 18. The Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, and Loudon's method of curvilinear glazing -- 19. The Palm House, Kew Gardens, Surrey, and the New York Crystal Palace -- 20. Interior decoration in the Coal Exchange, London, and base of cast-iron lamp standard, St. George's Hall, Liverpool -- 21. Decorative cast-iron work: balcony of house at Parkgate, Cheshire, and the gates of the Sailors' Home, Liverpool -- 22. Valance on platform roof of Battle Station, Sussex. Decoration in the Armoury at St. James's Palace, by William Morris -- 23. Throne in the House of Lords -- 24. The Victorian industrial scene. "A Street in the Valley," by Donald Matthews.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Third volume of a trilogy, the first of which is "Georgian grace" and the second, "Victorian comfort". Concentrates on English architecture and industrial design from 1820 to 1900, and occasionally on American." -- Google Books.

Subject:

Architecture Great Britain.
Decoration and ornament Great Britain.
Industrial design.
Design.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne.
Décoration et ornement Grande-Bretagne.
industrial design.
design (discipline)
Architecture
Decoration and ornament
Architektur
Architecture 19th century Great Britain
Industrial design Great Britain.
Great Britain
Großbritannien
England Social life and customs 19th century

Holdings:

Location: Library main 184022
Call No.: NA967.G5; ID:86-B16666
Status: Available