Early Melbourne Architecture: 1840 To 1888
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: Third edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
A landmark in Australian architectural scholarship, Early Melbourne Architecture: 1840 to 1888 chronicles the remarkable built environment that emerged in one of the world's fastest-growing colonial cities during the Victorian era. Compiled and edited by a distinguished team of scholars and architects — including Mae Caffy, Joan Cerneaz, H. A. Caffy, John S. Freeman, Tom D. Freeman, and Allan R. Henderson — the work presents a meticulous survey of Melbourne's architectural heritage across nearly five decades of extraordinary urban transformation, from the city's tentative colonial beginnings to the confident grandeur of the boom years. Richly researched and authoritative in scope, this volume documents the stylistic evolution of Melbourne's built form, tracing the influence of European classicism, Victorian Gothic, and the bold eclecticism that came to define the city's skyline. Published by Oxford University Press, it stands as an essential reference for architects, historians, and anyone captivated by the story of how a colonial settlement reinvented itself as one of the Southern Hemisphere's great metropolises — leaving behind a legacy in brick, bluestone, and cast iron that endures to this day.
Author: Mae Caffy, Joan Cerneaz, H.A. Caffy, John S. Freeman, Tom D. Freeman, Allan R. Henderson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Oxford University Press
Genre: Architecture
Edition: Third edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
A landmark in Australian architectural scholarship, Early Melbourne Architecture: 1840 to 1888 chronicles the remarkable built environment that emerged in one of the world's fastest-growing colonial cities during the Victorian era. Compiled and edited by a distinguished team of scholars and architects — including Mae Caffy, Joan Cerneaz, H. A. Caffy, John S. Freeman, Tom D. Freeman, and Allan R. Henderson — the work presents a meticulous survey of Melbourne's architectural heritage across nearly five decades of extraordinary urban transformation, from the city's tentative colonial beginnings to the confident grandeur of the boom years. Richly researched and authoritative in scope, this volume documents the stylistic evolution of Melbourne's built form, tracing the influence of European classicism, Victorian Gothic, and the bold eclecticism that came to define the city's skyline. Published by Oxford University Press, it stands as an essential reference for architects, historians, and anyone captivated by the story of how a colonial settlement reinvented itself as one of the Southern Hemisphere's great metropolises — leaving behind a legacy in brick, bluestone, and cast iron that endures to this day.