Glasshouse - John Hix

Glasshouse
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Autor: John Hix

 Wydawnictwo: Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN: 9780714832111
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Oprawa: twarda
Stron: 240
Data wydania: 2003-03-01
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When John Ruskin disparaged the Crystal Palace as 'a great cucumber frame', he hit upon a truism. Representing the zenith of Victorian glasshouses, the Crystal Palace epitomized a building type that had been developed by horticulturists and garden specialists on a sophisticated level and a spectacular scale.

John Hix's ground-breaking book on the subject, first published in 1974, has been extensively revised and rewritten for this new edition. The Glasshouse traces the evolution of the building type back to antiquity and goes on to describe developments in the sixteenth century when houses and orangeries were first constructed with glass. The history continues into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when increasingly complex structures were built incorporating iron and industrial construction techniques. The contribution of innovators such as Joseph Paxton and J C Loudon is charted and their influence on the pioneers of twentieth-century design such as Paul Scheerbart and Bruno Taut is examined.

'Well illustrated with photographs, plans, sections and etchings, the book is primarily a tribute to the wonderful glass palaces of the past. As such, it's a clear winner.' (House Garden)
'A beautiful and comprehensive study.' (Perspectives on Architecture)

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