Building the Georgian city / James Ayres.
Building the Georgian city / James Ayres.
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Publisher
New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press , c1998.
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NQ720.9410903/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 280 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Contents
1. Architects and Builders -- 2. The Site and its Preparation -- 3. Building Supplies -- 4. The Stone Trades -- 5. Brickwork -- 6. The Timber Trades -- 7. Hardware -- 8. Plumbers and Glaziers -- 9. Plasterers and Painters -- App. I. Building Regulations in London in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Ce...
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Publisher
New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press , c1998.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
Georgian architecture had its roots in the Great Fire of London of 1666. Out of that disaster grew the need for rapid redevelopment, which was accomplished through standardisation and the relaxation of restrictive practices in the building trades. This book investigates the decline in the crafted buildings of the client economies of the past and th...
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Full title
Building the Georgian city / James Ayres.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-271) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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Call Numbers
NQ720.9410903/2
Record Identifier
74VvRBg6B6rA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvRBg6B6rA
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ISBN
0300075480 (cloth)
9780300075489 (cloth)
DDC
720.94109033
MMS ID
991009234959702626
