Yale University Press, New Haven [etc.] : 2012
XIII, 370 p. : il.
ISBN 9780300176902
Materias:
Wyatt, James, 1746-1813.
Arquitectura -- Siglo XVIII -- Inglaterra.
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-72 WYATT JAM
OPAC Millennium
James Wyatt
(1746–1813) is widely recognized as the most celebrated and prolific English
architect of the 18th century. At the start of his lengthy career, Wyatt worked
on designs for the Oxford Street Pantheon's neo-Classical interior as well as
Dodington, the Graeco-Roman house that served as the model for the Regency
country house. Wyatt was the first truly eclectic and historicist architect,
employing several versions of Classical and Gothic styles with great facility
while also experimenting in Egyptian, Tudor, Turkish, and Saxon modes. His
pioneering Modern Gothic marked him as an innovator, and his unique neo-Classical
designs were influenced by his links with the Midlands Industrial Revolution
and his Grand Tour education.
This groundbreaking
book sheds new light on modern architectural and design history by interweaving
studies of Wyatt's most famous works with his fascinating life narrative. This
masterly presentation covers the complex connections formed by his web of
wealthy patrons and his influence on both his contemporaries and successors.
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