The Greek Revival: Neoclassical Attitudes in British Architecture,
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This study of the Greek revival opens with the rediscovery of Greece, involving the figures like Hell Fire Dashwood, Twitcher Sandwich and the Dilettanti Society. Their propagation of the Neo-Classical theory is explained and the expression of that theory in Greek Revival architecture covered.
Author: Joseph Mordaunt Crook
Format: Paperback, 368 pages, 165mm x 24mm, 827 g
Published: 1995, John Murray Press, United Kingdom
Genre: Architecture
Description
This study of the Greek revival opens with the rediscovery of Greece, involving the figures like Hell Fire Dashwood, Twitcher Sandwich and the Dilettanti Society. Their propagation of the Neo-Classical theory is explained and the expression of that theory in Greek Revival architecture covered.
The Greek Revival: Neoclassical Attitudes in British Architecture,