Georgian Gothic - Medievalist Architecture, Furniture and Interiors, 1730-1840

First full-length study of the impact of the Gothic Revival across the arts, from literature and architectural theory to houses, furniture and interiors.

List of contents

Introduction: the Gothic Aesthetic in Britain and British Furniture, 1730-1840
Understanding Gothic Architecture in Georgian Britain
Creation of Classical Gothic Architecture, Furniture and Interiors
High Fashion and Fragments of the Past: the Omnipresence of Rococo Gothic
Fluctuating Tastes: Gothic in Later Eighteenth-century Britain
The 'Chaos of Modern Gothic Excrescences': Regency to Revolution
Conclusion

About the author

Peter N. Lindfield

Summary

First full-length study of the impact of the Gothic Revival across the arts, from literature and architectural theory to houses, furniture and interiors.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Lindfield, Peter (Royalty Account) Lindfield, Peter N. Lindfield
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781783271276
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-127-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 242 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 732 g
• Series: Medievalism; Medievalism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous