Scottish architecture / Miles Glendinning, Aonghus MacKechnie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glendinning, Miles, 1956-

Contributor:

MacKechnie, Aonghus.

Series:

World of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Scotland--History.

Architecture.

History.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Thames & Hudson, 2004.

Summary:

Scotland has a distinctive and rich architectural heritage, dominated from the earliest times by monumental stone buildings. Prehistoric tombs and houses, early Christian, Romanesque and Gothic churches, medieval and Renaissance castles and palaces were followed, from the 17th century onward, under the stimulus of burgeoning wealth and power, by buildings reflecting a dazzling range of stylistic movements and forceful designers -- including world-renowned names such as Robert Adam, Alexander Thomson and C. R. Mackintosh. When reaction came in the 20th century, Scotland again saw distinctive developments and personalities. Miles Glendinning and Aonghus MacKechnie bring these diverse movements and architects to life, while setting them in their wider cultural context. The built environment has always been one of the central strands of Scottish identity, and this book, for the first time, sets out its story in a concise and readable form.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Prehistoric and Early Historic Scotland 6

Chapter 2 1100-1560: From Christendom to Kingdom 32

Chapter 3 1560-1700: Age of Revolutions 64

Chapter 4 The 18th Century: Age of Improvement 94

Chapter 5 The 19th Century: High Summer of Scottish Architecture 126

Chapter 6 The 20th Century: Building the Social Nation 180.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.

ISBN:

0500203741

OCLC:

53392672