Alfred
Waterhouse and the Natural History Museum
Mark
Girouard
Mark Girouard, one of Britain's leading architectural historians, explores the history of the design and building of one of London's most outstanding pieces of architecture - The Natural History Museum at South Kensington. He traces the development of the design, describes the influences of the key personalities involved and highlights some of the building's most interesting features. From the running of a national lottery for funds to the concern about nude statues that might 'corrupt and degrade public taste', the Museum's beginnings were full of controversy.
This lively text is supported by fascinating historical illustrations and will appeal to all those interested in this much-loved museum and its architecture.
Key
features
- Authoritative
and lively text
- Extensively
illustrated with archive and contemporary images
- Updated
reprint of this popular book with many new photographs
Contents
1. Richard Owen and the idea of a museum
2. Waterhouse and the realisation of the idea
3. The building: I The Genesis of the Design; II The Final
Stage;
III The Plan; IV Decoration, Structure and Services.
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Specifications
ISBN: 0 565 09135 2
Price: £9.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 200 x 210 mm
Extent: 64 pp
Published: Reprinted April 1999 (first published 1990)
Subject classification: History of science; history; architecture
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