Sweetness and light : the Queen Anne movement, 1860-1900
1977, First Edition. Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly stained and edge-nicked dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477197
Physical description; xvi, 250 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Sweetness and light – The origins of 'Queen Anne' – 'Queen Anne' goes public – The architecture of light – Sweetness at home – Fitting out the house beautiful – Two 'Queen Anne' communities – The architecture of enjoyment – 'Queen Anne' in America – Epilogue. Subjects; Architecture, Queen Anne – Great Britain – History – 19th century. Architecture, Victorian – Great Britain – 19th century. Eclecticism in architecture – Great Britain – History – 19th century.
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