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Robert and James Adam, Architects of the Age of Enlightenment (The Enlightenment World)
Author(s): Ariyuki Kondo (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 Dec. 2011
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848931794
- ISBN-13: 9781848931794
Book Description
During the second half of the eighteenth century British architecture moved away from the dominant school of classicism in favour of a more creative freedom of expression. At the forefront of this change were architect brothers Robert and James Adam. Kondo’s work places them within the context of eighteenth-century intellectual thought.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘offers a new interpretation of the Adam brothers as revolutionary students and masters of Enlightenment thought in the field of architecture … This work is particularly valuable for those interested in philosophical and aesthetic theory during the second half of the eighteenth century.’ Eighteenth-Century Scotland ‘performs a useful service in explaining the intellectual and cultural context in which the Adam brothers moved’ English Historical Review
About the Author
Kondo, Ariyuki
