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"The tradition of thought stemming from John Ruskin is one of the most important influences on the way we think about architecture and its relationship with society. Not only was that tradition highly important in its own day, but it has continued to exert a powerful influence on architectural thought in the twentieth century, not least in the development of modernism. But what was the real nature of Ruskinian architectural thought? This is the question...
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"'Queen Anne' was more than a style of architecture: its influence can be traced in furniture, pictures and decorations of the period, in children's books such as Kate Greenaway's, and in the revival of the 'old-fashioned' garden. In this book, Mark Girouard describes the 'Queen Anne' movement in all its manifestations, tracing its origin in the 1860s the spread of its subsequent vogue from London to the provinces, and from England to America, and...
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The Regency period (c. 1780 -- 1837) saw the development of what is today one of the most popular styles in architecture and design. The combined influences of the antique and the exotic, together with the technological innovations of the day, produced a sophisticated style which was eclectic but also quintessentially British. By examining the constituent parts of the Regency house in England and America -- its architecture, doors and windows, plasterwork...
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