The Printed and the Built: Architecture, Print Culture and Public Debate in the Nineteenth Century
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Printed and the Built: Architecture, Print Culture and Public Debate in the Nineteenth Century
By (Author) Mari Hvattum
Edited by Anne Hultzsch
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
28th June 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
720.103
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 189mm, Height 246mm
696g
Description
The Printed and the Built explores the intricate relationship between architecture and printed media in the fast-changing nineteenth century. Publication history is a rapidly expanding scholarly field which has profoundly influenced architectural history in recent years. Yet, while groundbreaking work has been done on architecture and printing in the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth century, the nineteenth century has received little attention. This is the omission that The Printed and the Built seeks to address, thus filling a significant gap in the understanding of architectures cultural history. Lavishly illustrated with colourful and eclectic visual material, from panoramas to printed ephemera, adverts, penny magazines, early photography, and even crime reportage, The Printed and the Built consists of five in-depth thematic essays accompanied by 25 short pieces, each examining a particular printed form. Altogether, they illustrate how new genres communicated architecture to a mass audience, setting the stage for the modern architectural era.
Reviews
Incorporating print technologies into the discussion, The Printed and the Built offers a valuable introduction to the intersections in these arenas and their role in shaping modern culture and society. * Technology and Culture *
Meticulouly researched and produced [the contributors] present a rich array of intellectual positions. * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *
Author Bio
Mari Hvattum is professor of architectural history and theory at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and leader of the research project The Printed and the Built: Architecture and Public Debate in Modern Europe. Anne Hultzsch is a postdoctoral research fellow at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design and a teaching fellow at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.
