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Language: English
Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2019
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- Title
- Making of Classical Edinburgh : 1750 - 1840
- Author
- Youngson, A. J.; Smith, Edwin (PHT); Mclean, Colin (CON)
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1474448011
- ISBN 13
- 9781474448017
- Illustrator
- Smith, Edwin
This famous study of the planning, financing and building of the New Town in Edinburgh brings to life one of the most remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken. A. J. Youngson brings to life the vigour of the planning debates, the fundraising schemes, the administrative and legislative infrastructure of planning, the construction of public buildings as poles of attraction for speculative building, and all the hopes, quarrels, victories and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment.
Superbly illustrated with photographs by acclaimed photographer Edwin Smith, along with a selection of contemporary images and a preface by Colin McLean, this book is a classic work of economic and social history, and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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About the Author
Edwin Smith (1912-71) was one of the eminent architectural photographers of his time and his reflective, black-and-white images appeared in many books. His photographs for the original edition of 'The Making of Classical Edinburgh' quickly became recognised as the defining images of the City in the mid-twentieth century.
Colin McLean is an architectural photographer whose work has been exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy, in Dundee Contemporary Arts and in Edinburgh City Art Centre, as well as appearing in publications and the media. His photography has been recognised with the award of a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society.
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