
Elizabethan Architecture
Mark Girouard
(Author)Description
Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture-- the uniquely strange and exciting buildings built by the great and powerful, ranging from huge houses to gem-like pavilions and lodges designed for feasting and hunting--is a phenomenon as remarkable as the literature that accompanied it, the literature of Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Marlow, and others.
In this beautiful and fascinating book, Mark Girouard discusses social structure and the way of life behind it, the evolution of the house plan, the excitement of English patrons and craftsmen as they learned not only about the classic Five Orders and the buildings of Ancient Rome, the surprising wealth of architectural drawings that survive from the period, the inroads of foreign craftsmen who brought new fashions in ornament, but also the strength of the native tradition that was creatively integrated with the "antique" style. Behind the book is a vivid consciousness of the European scene: Italy, France, central Europe and above all the Low Countries and their influence on England. But the principal argument of the book is the unique individuality of the English achievement.
The result of new research and fieldwork, as well as a lifetime's observation and scholarship, this remarkable book displays Girouard's unique sense of style and his enduring excitement for the architecture of the period.
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Product Details
Publisher | Paul Mellon Centre |
Publish Date | December 01, 2009 |
Pages | 400 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780300093865 |
Dimensions | 11.9 X 10.0 X 1.8 inches | 7.4 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
"Girouard's synthesis of his own previous work and the work of other eminent architectural historians makes the book a very useful reference tool, which is bound to become a key source for students of Elizabethan architecture."--Rebecca Roberts, Cahiers Elisabethains--Rebecca Roberts "Cahiers Elisabethains"
"This wondrous book--written by the preeminent historian of British architecture, and beautifully designed and printed. . . combines sweeping range and a precise grasp of detail."--Ben Schwarz, The Atlantic
--Ben Schwarz "The Atlantic"
Shortlisted for the 2009 William M.B. Berger Prize for British Art History presented by the Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal--William M. B. Berger Prize "Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal"
Winner of the 2010 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, as given by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain --Alice Davis Hitchcock Award "Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain"
"If you are interested in high Elizabethan-style country houses, this is the book for you."--Library Journal-- "Library Journal" (2/15/2010 12:00:00 AM)
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