The architect's secret : Victorian critics and the image of gravity / J. Mordaunt Crook.

Main entry:

Crook, J. Mordaunt (Joseph Mordaunt), 1937-

Title & Author:

The architect's secret : Victorian critics and the image of gravity / J. Mordaunt Crook.

Publication:

London : John Murray, 2003.

Description:

ix, 228 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Groping in the Dark: George Aitchison and the Burden of History -- 2. The Reality of Brick: William Butterfield and Benjamin Webb -- 3. Progressive Eclecticism: the Case of Beresford Hope -- 4. The Architect's Secret: Coventry Patmore and the Image of Gravity -- App. Selected Writings on Art and Architecture / George Aitchison, Benjamin Webb, Beresford Hope and Coventry Patmore.

Summary:

What is the secret of beauty in architecture? Critics have puzzled over this for centuries, not least Victorian architectural writers. This study focuses on four Victorian critics - George Aitchison, Benjamin Webb, Beresford Hope and Coventry Patmore - and charts their responses to this question.

ISBN:

0719560578
9780719560576

Subject:

Architecture, Victorian Great Britain.
Architecture, British.
Architecture victorienne Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture britannique.
Architecture, Victorian.
Architectuurtheorieën.
Gravitatie.
Great Britain.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 232085
Call No.: NA967.5.V53 C76 2003
Status: Available

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