‘Temple Beauties’: The Entrance-Portico in the Architecture of Great Britain 1630-1850
By (author) Richard Riddell
Paperback (Published)
(December 2011)
ISBN: 9781905739448
8.27 x 11.69 inches
Price: $70.00
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The portico was a defining feature of the Classical architectural revival of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century in Britain, but has been rarely studied in its own right. In this well illustrated volume Richard Riddell first provides a definition for the portico, then explores its symbolism and significance.
The portico is one of the most characteristic and significant features of western architecture and, yet, perhaps, also one of the least closely observed. Redolent of Antiquity and comprising the essential vocabulary of classical architecture in the form of the orders – columns, entablatures and, usually, pediments – it evokes past glories and epitomizes the modular system of design that is central to that architecture. It has often played a key role in, or acted as a barometer of, stylistic innovations. Used widely in Antiquity, especially in temples, the portico suffered a decline following the dissolution of Roman imperial authority in the West. However, sufficient literary and physical remains survived which, when viewed in particular ways, enabled it to regain a central position in architecture, following the Renaissance. Revived in Italy, it was subsequently adopted elsewhere in Europe and eventually in this country, and it is to the tentative introduction of the portico to Britain in the early seventeenth century, its widespread use throughout the eighteenth and much of the nineteenth centuries, and the beginning of its decline towards the end of our period, that this study is devoted.
Preface
I The Portico
1 Introduction
2 Definitions
3 Summary and Note on Portico Types
II From Frontispiece to Portico in Great Britain
1 Introduction
2 Frontispieces
3 Porches and Loggia Porticoes
4 Summary
III Inigo Jones and the Palladian Portico
1 Introduction
2 Temple and Church
3 Summary
IV The Baroque Portico
1 Jones, Webb, and the Baroque
2 Webb, Wren and the Baroque Church
3 Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and Archer
4 Fifty New Churches
5 Temple Front and Portico in the English Baroque
6 Summary
V The Portico in English Neo-Palladianism
1 Introduction
2 The Reinstatement of Inigo Jones and Palladio
3 Palladio and Porticoes
4 The English Country House and its Functions
5 The Disadvantages of Porticoes
6 Summary
VI Neo-Classicism and the Greek Revival Portico
1 Introduction
2 Neo-Classicism: Imitation and Originality
3 Visual Effect: The Rule and the Eye
4 Architectural Association
5 The Associations of Grecian and Greek Architecture
6 The Greek Revival: A Tentative Beginning
7 The Greek and Roman Debate
8 Greece Revived
VII The Decline of the Portico
VIII Conclusion
Appendix: Summary and Chronologies of the First Introductions and Principal Uses of the Architectural Orders in the Entrance-Porticoes of Great Britain, 1630-1850
Bibliography
Plates
Index, Preface ;
I The Portico ;
1 Introduction2 Definitions3 Summary and Note on Portico Types II From Frontispiece to Portico in Great Britain ;
1 Introduction2 Frontispieces3 Porches and Loggia Porticoes4 Summary III Inigo Jones and the Palladian Portico ;
1 Introduction2 Temple and Church3 Summary IV The Baroque Portico ;
1 Jones, Webb, and the Baroque2 Webb, Wren and the Baroque Church3 Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and Archer4 Fifty New Churches5 Temple Front and Portico in the English Baroque6 Summary V The Portico in English Neo-Palladianism ;
1 Introduction2 The Reinstatement of Inigo Jones and Palladio3 Palladio and Porticoes4 The English Country House and its Functions5 The Disadvantages of Porticoes6 Summary VI Neo-Classicism and the Greek Revival Portico ;
1 Introduction2 Neo-Classicism: Imitation and Originality3 Visual Effect: The Rule and the Eye4 Architectural Association5 The Associations of Grecian and Greek Architecture6 The Greek Revival: A Tentative Beginning7 The Greek and Roman Debate8 Greece Revived VII The Decline of the Portico ;
VIII Conclusion ;
Appendix: Summary and Chronologies of the First Introductions and Principal Uses of the Architectural Orders in the Entrance-Porticoes of Great Britain, 1630-1850 ;
Bibliography ;
Plates ;
Index
- By (author) Richard Riddell
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