Motherland and progress : Hungarian architecture and design 1800-1900 / József Sisa (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sisa, József, 1952- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Hungary--19th century.

Architecture.

Architectural design--Hungary--19th century.

Architectural design.

Hungary.

Physical Description:

996 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser Verlag, [2016]

Summary:

In the 19th century Hungary witnessed unprecedented social, economic and cultural development. The country became an equal partner within the Dual Monarchy when the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 was concluded. Architecture and all forms of design flourished as never before. A distinctly Central European taste emerged, in which the artistic presence of the German-speaking lands was augmented by the influence of France and England. As this process unfolded, attempts were made to find a uniquely Hungarian form, based on motifs borrowed from peasant art as well as real (or fictitious) historical antecedents."Motherland and Progress" ? the motto of 19th-century Hungarian reformers ? reflected the programme embraced by the country in its drive to define its identity and shape its future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 889-940) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783035610093

3035610096

OCLC:

960461006

Publisher Number:

9783035610093