Pistols in St. Paul's : science, music, and architecture in the twentieth century / Fiona Smyth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smyth, Fiona T., 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England).

Architectural acoustics.

Architecture and science.

Music and architecture.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 296 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, plans; digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

Fiona Smyth is an Associate Professor in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin. Her research has been awarded the Newman Medal for Architectural Acoustics by the Acoustical Society of America, the Stanley Smith Prize for Construction History by the Construction History Society and the Hawksmoor Medal for Architectural History by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.

Summary:

Investigating a series of cutting-edge acoustic experiments in twentieth-century Britain, this unique book reveals how exciting new ideas from science and music had a lasting effect on architectural design.

Contents:

Front Matter

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Prologue

1901

Science as applied to building

Catalysts and controversies

Designing for musical tone

Leagues apart

That little old echo

Prelude to reconstruction

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

List of plates

List of figures

Notes

Select bibliography

Index

Plates.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata, print version record and e-publication, viewed December 5, 2024.

ISBN:

1-5261-6876-6

1-5261-6875-8

OCLC:

1456980215