Georgian architecture

Lucrare de licenta despre Georgian architecture
Britain’s gradual acquisition of ‘greatness’ during the course of what historians have dubbed the ‘long’ eighteenth century stemmed from a variety of converging factors. Relative political stability, dynamic economic growth, and the evolution of a financial system strong enough to take the strain of protracted global conflicts, all bequeathed Britain the stamina to emerge from the century’s climatic wars ahead of her exhausted rivals.

On a more human level, Britain’s rise was aided by the contributions of forceful individuals whose talents for leadership in politics, business, technical innovation, exploration, warfare and empire-building were watched by personal qualities that continue to fascinate.

It is with both the institutional and individual aspect of this dramatic and important era in British history that this study is concerned. However, nowhere is the relative ‘modernity’ of the Hanoverian political scene more notable than in the influence wielded by the era’s prolific caricaturists, of whom James Gillray takes the crown.

Lucrare de licenta despre Georgian architecture

Lucrare de licenta despre Georgian architecture
Argument ...............................2

1. Georgian Architecture- Origins and Influences
1.1. Palladianism .................................4
1.2. Baroque versus Georgian Style ................6
1.3. Leading Figures ..............................10

2. Visual Arts
2.1. Architecture .................................17
2.1.1. Features of Architectural Style (Colonial, Federal)............18
2.1.2. Timelines ...................................22
2.1.2.1. Early Georgian Style ......................22
2.1.2.2. Middle and Late Georgian Style ............24
2.2. Sculpture .........................28
2.3. Portraiture .......................31
2.3.1. Caricature ......................34

3. Decorative and Useful Arts
3.1. Interior Decoration ....................41
3.2. Woodcarving ............................45
3.2.1 Chippendale and the Furniture-makers .................48
3.3. Wrought Ironwork .......................51
3.4. Ceramics- Porcelain ....................52
3.5. Glass ..................................61
3.6. Silverwork .............................67

4. Studies on Georgian Architecture
4.1. Colen Campbell .................74
4.2. John Ruskin ....................78
4.2. Adrian Tinniswood ..............83

5. Conclusions ......................86
Bibliography ........................88

Abstract – Romanian .................89
Glossary ............................93