Main entry:

Lane, Barbara Miller.

Title & Author:

National romanticism and modern architecture in Germany and the Scandinavian countries / Barbara Miller Lane.

Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Description:

xvi, 416 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.

Series:

Modern architecture and cultural identity

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-400) and index.
1. Origins and Transformation of the Dream of the North -- Romantic Era: Romanticism and the Dream of the North -- Herder, Grundtvig, and Dahl -- Romantic Era: Myth, Folk Culture, Folk Art, and the National Tradition -- Transformations: Preservation and Restoration -- Transformations: The Development of Historical Thought -- Transformations: Nationalism and Architectural Revivals (Rundbogenstil, "Old Norse" Villas, New Castles) -- National Romantic Era -- National Romantic Era and the Patronage of Monarchs: William II and Oscar II -- 2. Home as a Work of Art -- Ideal Home in the Scandinavian Countries: Fleskum, Lysaker, Munthe, and the Artist's Home in Norway -- Karelia, the Kalevala, and Finnish Art and Architecture -- Kalela at Ruovesi.

Summary:

"Architecture in Germany and the Scandinavian Countries provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most important modernist traditions. Offering a new interpretation of the origins of modern architecture, Barbara Miller Lane focuses on the movement known as National Romanticism, which flourished in Germany and Scandinavia from about 1890 to 1920."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521583098
9780521583091

Subject:

Architecture Germany History 20th century.
National romanticism (Architecture) Scandinavia.
Architecture Scandinavia History.
Architecture Germany History 19th century.
National romanticism (Architecture) Germany.
Romantisme national (Architecture) Scandinavie.
Architecture Scandinavie Histoire.
Romantisme national (Architecture) Allemagne.
Architecture.
National romanticism (Architecture)
Germany.
Scandinavia.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Modern architecture and cultural identity.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 211998
Call No.: NA1067 .L3 2000
Status: Available