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Inigo Jones: The Architect of Kings
Vaughan Hart
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Description for Inigo Jones: The Architect of Kings
Hardback. Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. This book helps us to understand the work of Inigo Jones in its national religious and political context. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 colour images + 130 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 286 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1864.
Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. He famously traveled to Italy and studied firsthand the buildings of the Italian masters, particularly admiring those by Andrea Palladio. Much less well known is the profound influence of native British arts and crafts on Jones's architecture. Likewise, his hostility to the more opulent forms of Italian architecture he saw on his travels has largely gone unnoted. ... Read more
Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. He famously traveled to Italy and studied firsthand the buildings of the Italian masters, particularly admiring those by Andrea Palladio. Much less well known is the profound influence of native British arts and crafts on Jones's architecture. Likewise, his hostility to the more opulent forms of Italian architecture he saw on his travels has largely gone unnoted. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Condition
New
Weight
1863g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300141498
SKU
V9780300141498
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About Vaughan Hart
Vaughan Hart is professor of architecture in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Bath University.
Reviews for Inigo Jones: The Architect of Kings
Shortlisted for the 2013 Art Book Prize administered by the Authors' Club.
Art Book Prize
Authors' Club
Shortlisted for the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art.
2013 Historians of British Art Short List in the Pre-1800 category
Historians of British Art
Shortlisted ... Read more
Art Book Prize
Authors' Club
Shortlisted for the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art.
2013 Historians of British Art Short List in the Pre-1800 category
Historians of British Art
Shortlisted ... Read more