The 1840s (The Victorian Society Studies in Victorian Architecture & Design) - Softcover

Series; Studies in Victorian architecture and design ; v. 1. Physical description; 119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; 1. From gilded dream to learning laboratory : Owen Jones's study of the Alhambra / Carol A. Hrvol Flores -- 2. William Burn and the design (and re-design) of Sandon Hall, Staffordshire / Paul Bradley -- 3. Rail, steam and speed / Gavin Stamp -- 4. 'Our own' : Thomas Hope, A.J. Beresford Hope and the creation of the High Victorian style / Michael Hall -- 5. Architectural drawings of the 1840s : a newly discovered portfolio / Helen Dunstan-Smith & Rosemary Hill -- 6. Elizabeth Simcoe and her daughters : amateur ecclesiastical design in the 1840s / Jim Cheshire -- 7. The Bishop's House, Birmingham / Timothy Brittain-Catlin -- 8. William White : the early years / Gill Hunter. Subjects; Architecture, Victorian. Architecture, Victorian - England. Gothic revival (Architecture). Architecture - Great Britain - History - 19th century. Architecture, Victorian - England - 19th century. Decoration and ornament, Architectural - Great Britain - History - 19th century. Architecture, Victorian - (1840-1849).