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100 1 _aHitchcock, Henry-Russell,
_d1903-1987
245 1 0 _aArchitecture
246 1 _aArchitecture : 19th and 20th centuries
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aThe Pelican history of art, Z15
500 _aRelease date is 2023-02-20
508 _aTim Lindell, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries" by Henry-Russell Hitchcock is a scholarly account written in the late 20th century. This work explores the evolution of architectural styles and movements from the Romantic Classicism of the early 19th century to the Modernist movements of the mid-20th century. It delves into significant architectural developments, highlighting key figures, styles, and their cultural contexts, making it an extensive guide for anyone interested in architectural history. At the start of the text, Hitchcock sets the stage by discussing the significant historical context that shaped architecture around 1800, particularly noting the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on building production. He introduces the concept of Romantic Classicism, commenting on its emergence from the Baroque style as architects began to embrace new aesthetic ideals influenced by various cultural movements. The early chapters emphasize the cross-cultural exchanges among architects from different countries, particularly focusing on key figures like Jean-Nicolas Servandoni and the influence of the English Picturesque, as they contribute to the foundational ideas that later led to diverse architectural expressions in the 19th and 20th centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Penguin Books Inc., 1963
653 _aArchitecture, Modern -- 19th century
653 _aArchitecture, Modern -- 20th century
830 0 _aThe Pelican history of art, Z15
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015011969469
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70079
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