The town house in Georgian London / Rachel Stewart.
Published / Created:
New Haven : Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2009.
Physical Description:
xii, 272, [77] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-261) and index.
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Questioning the town house -- Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Occupying the West End -- Ch. 2. Owning, using, passing on : the West End house as property type -- Ch. 3. Buying and affording the West End house -- Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Private contentment, public disquiet -- Ch. 5. The town house dismissed -- Ch. 6. Making architecture of the town house -- Conclusion. The town house reassessed -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subject Terms:
Row houses -- Social aspects -- England -- London. | Home ownership -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. | Architecture and society -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. | London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.