Tudoresque : in pursuit of the ideal home /

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Author / Creator:Ballantyne, Andrew.
Imprint:London : Reaktion Books, 2011.
Description:286 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8445882
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Other authors / contributors:Law, Andrew.
ISBN:9781861898111
1861898118
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:This is a perceptive, knowledgeable history of Tudor-style architecture, recognized around the world as a symbol of British identity. The book also explores the origin of the style in the 18th century, and traces its manifestations through the 19th and 20th centuries to the present day.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • One. An Indigenous Architecture
  • 2. Reviving a Tradition
  • 3. Tudoresque Paternalism
  • 4. Tudoresque Self-Reliance
  • 5. Backstage Tudoresque
  • 6. Britannia 'Outre-mer'
  • 7. A Global Brand: Beyond the Tropics and Back Again
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index