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The English urban renaissance [electronic resource] : culture and society in the provinical town, 1660-1770 / Peter Borsay.
Series: Oxford studies in social history: Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 2002Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 416 p.) : ill., maps.ISBN: 9780191675409 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Cities and towns -- England -- History -- 17th century
| Cities and towns -- England -- History -- 18th century | Urban renewal -- England -- History -- 17th century | Urban renewal -- England -- History -- 18th century | England -- Civilization -- 17th century | England -- Civilization -- 18th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198202554DDC classification: 711.4094209032 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This study examines the economic and social origins which stimulated such features of the revival as the transformation of the urban landscape under the influence of classical architecture.
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In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This study examines the economic and social origins which stimulated such features of the revival as the transformation of the urban landscape under the influence of classical architecture.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.