1st Edition

The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture, 1760 - 1860

By Daniel Maudlin Copyright 2015
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture is a history of the late Georgian phenomenon of the architect-designed cottage and the architectural discourse that articulated it. It is a study of small buildings built on country estates, and not so small buildings built in picturesque rural settings, resort towns and suburban developments. At the heart of the English idea of the cottage... Read more

1. The Cottage, Rural Retreat and the Simple Life 2. The Cottage in English Architecture 3. The Architect-Designed Cottage 4. The Cottage in Arcadia 5. Architects, Patrons and Connoisseurs 6. Habitations of the Labourer 7. The Appreciation of Cottages 8. Re-Imagining the Vernacular 9. The Cottage Ornée 10. The Cottages of Old England

Biography

Daniel Maudlin is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Plymouth. He has previously held positions at Plymouth School of Architecture, Design and Environment, Dalhousie University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Glasgow. From farmhouses in Nova Scotia to aristocratic retreats on English country estates, his work focuses on the social meanings of design and the consumption of domestic architecture in the early modern British Atlantic world. He also writes on architectural theory, modern vernaculars and the everyday.