Georgian Triumph, 17001830

In The Georgian Triumph, 1700-1830 (originally published in 1983), Michael Reed re-creates the ambience of eighteenth-century Britain, a period of astonishing change and, paradoxically, of massive stability. Dr Reed explores the visual impact on the landscape of the adoption of new ideas and practices.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1. The structure of Britain 2. The rural landscape 3. Rural change 4. Country houses, parks and gardens 5. The urban landscape 6. The search for power 7. Transport 8. The secularisation of the landscape 9. Britain in 1830

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Michael Reed read history at the University of Brimingham and took his further degrees at the University of London, and the University of Leicester. He has published a number of papers on various aspects of economic history, as well as an edition of early seventeenth-century probate inventories for Ipswich.

Zusammenfassung

In The Georgian Triumph, 1700–1830 (originally published in 1983), Michael Reed re-creates the ambience of eighteenth-century Britain, a period of astonishing change and, paradoxically, of massive stability. Dr Reed explores the visual impact on the landscape of the adoption of new ideas and practices.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael Reed
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032897837
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3289783-7
• Seiten: 254
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), Industrialisation & Industrial History, C 1700 To C 1800, Landscape Archaeology, Industrialisation and industrial history