Architects and Intellectual Culture in Post-Restoration England

Looking to the works of prominent architects and intellectuals such as John Evelyn, Robert Hooke, Sir Christopher Wren, and Roger North, this volume explores the origins of the study of architecture as an intellectual persuit in late seventeenth-century England.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Practicing Architecture


• 2: Collecting Architecture


• 3: Discovering Architecture


• 4: Inventing Architecture


• Conclusion: Architecture, Learning, and Invention

About the author

Matthew Walker is a historian of British architecture and intellectual culture, particularly that of the late seventeenth century. He studied at Oxford and York Universities and taught at Edinburgh University from 2010 to 2011, before returning to Oxford in 2012. He held an Andrew J. Mellon Research fellowship from 2012 to 2014 and became a departmental lecturer in the History of Art Department in 2014. Since 2015 he has been one of the editors of the journal Architectural History.

Summary

Looking to the works of prominent architects and intellectuals such as John Evelyn, Robert Hooke, Sir Christopher Wren, and Roger North, this volume explores the origins of the study of architecture as an intellectual persuit in late seventeenth-century England.

Additional text

Walker has produced an absorbing, thoroughly researched account. The text coheres and interlocks and presents some hitherto less regarded material

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Walker, Matthew (Departmental Lecturer in the Hist Walker, Matthew (Departmental Lecturer in the History of Art Walker, Walker Matthew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780198746355
• ISBN: 978-0-19-874635-5
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; England, History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, History of Architecture, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700