James 'Athenian' Stuart, 1713-1788 : the rediscovery of antiquity / Susan Weber Soros, editor.
"The creation of the 'Greek style' and its pervasive impact in England and on the Continent during the third quarter of the eighteenth century were largely due to James Stuart's landmark multivolume publication, The Antiquities of Athens ... Stuart, subsequently known as 'At...
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New Haven, CT :
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[2006]
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Table of Contents:
- Stuart and Revett: the myth of Greece and its afterlife / David Watkin
- The life of James "Athenian" Stuart, 1713-1788 / Catherine Arbuthnott
- Stuart as antiquary and archaeologist in Italy and Greece / Frank Salmon
- The social world of James "Athenian" Stuart / Kerry Bristol
- The London houses / Richard Hewlings
- "The purest taste"-James "Athenian" Stuart's work in villas and country houses / Julius Bryant
- The garden buildings / Alexander Marr
- James Stuart, the admiralty, and the Royal Hospital for seamen at Greenwich, 1758-88 / Kerry Bristol
- Stuart and the changing relationship between architects and sculptors in eighteenth-century Britain / M.G. Sullivan
- James "Athenian" Stuart and furniture design / Susan Weber Soros
- The metalwork designs of James "Athenian" Stuart / Michael Snodin
- Stuart and the design and making of medals / Christopher Eimer
- Epilogue: the impact of Stuart over two centuries / David Watkin
- Appendix: Stuart and his craftsmen / Geoffrey Beard.