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The Birth of Modern London : The Development and Design of the City, 1660-1720 (Studies in Design and Material Culture)
The Birth of Modern London The Development and Design of the City 16601720 - Studies in Design and Material Culture Author:Elizabeth McKellar The period between 1660-1720 witnessed the foundation of modern London. The city was transformed after the great fire from a tight warren of medieval timber-framed building into a landscape of brick houses laid out in squares and spacious streets. This book examines the building boom of the period, and the speculative developers who created that... more » landscape, their working practices, the role of craftsmen, and the design thinking which led to the creation of a new prototype for English housing. Focusing on this period as a distinct phase in London's architectural development, this book offers a radical reinterpretation of the adoption of Renaissance styles.« less