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Robert and James Adam, architects of the Age of Enlightenment
- Title
- Robert and James Adam, architects of the Age of Enlightenment / Ariyuki Kondo.
- Author
- Kondo, Ariyuki.
- Publication
- London : Pickering & Chatto, c2012.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 209 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- During the second half of the eighteenth century British architecture moved away from the dominant school of Classicism in favour of a more creative freedom of expression. At the forefront of this change were architect brothers Robert and James Adam. Without rejecting established architectural tradition, the Adam brothers were modernists, free from dogmatic adherence to a particular style. Architecture has tended to be left out of the historiography of the Enlightenment. While previous studies on the Adam brothers have focused on describing their style and their inspirations, Kondo's work places them within the context of eighteenth-century intellectual thought. Only by examining the Adams' work in this context can the full extent of their contribution to Enlightenment development be understood.
- Series Statement
- The Enlightenment world : political and intellectual history of the long eighteenth century ; no. 23
- Uniform Title
- Enlightenment world ; no. 23.
- Subject
- Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
- Adam, James, 1732-1794
- Architecture, Modern > 18th century
- Architecture > Great Britain > History > 18th century
- Architecture and philosophy > Great Britain > History > 18th century
- Enlightenment > Great Britain
- Architects > Scotland > Biography
- Edinburgh (Scotland) > Intellectual life > 18th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JQE 13-705
- ISBN
- 9781848931794 (hbk.)
- 1848931794 (hbk.)
- 9781848931800 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 1848931808 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2011534698
- OCLC
- 766257907
- Author
- Kondo, Ariyuki.
- Title
- Robert and James Adam, architects of the Age of Enlightenment / Ariyuki Kondo.
- Imprint
- London : Pickering & Chatto, c2012.
- Series
- The Enlightenment world : political and intellectual history of the long eighteenth century ; no. 23Enlightenment world ; no. 23.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JQE 13-705