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The paradox of body, building and motion in seventeenth-century England (Rethinking Art's Histories MUP)
Kimberley Skelton
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Hardcover. Examines how seventeenth-century English architectural theorists and designers rethought the domestic built environment. Series Editor(s): Jones, Amelia; Meskimmon, Marsha. Series: Rethinking Art's Histories. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; AMK; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
This book examines how seventeenth-century English architectural theorists and designers rethought the domestic built environment in terms of mobility, as motion became a dominant mode of articulating the world across discourses encompassing philosophy, political theory, poetry, and geography. From mid-century, the house and estate that had evoked staccato rhythms became triggers for mental and physical motion – evoking travel beyond England’s shores, displaying vistas, and showcasing changeable wall surfaces. Simultaneously, philosophers and other authors argued for the first time that, paradoxically, the blur of motion immobilised an inherently restless viewer into social predictability and so stability. Alternately feared and praised ... Read more
This book examines how seventeenth-century English architectural theorists and designers rethought the domestic built environment in terms of mobility, as motion became a dominant mode of articulating the world across discourses encompassing philosophy, political theory, poetry, and geography. From mid-century, the house and estate that had evoked staccato rhythms became triggers for mental and physical motion – evoking travel beyond England’s shores, displaying vistas, and showcasing changeable wall surfaces. Simultaneously, philosophers and other authors argued for the first time that, paradoxically, the blur of motion immobilised an inherently restless viewer into social predictability and so stability. Alternately feared and praised ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Rethinking Art's Histories
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719095801
SKU
V9780719095801
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About Kimberley Skelton
Kimberley Skelton is an Independent Scholar -- .
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