The Mirror Of Great Britain: National Identity In Seventeenth-century British Architecture

Synopsis

In Studies Of Seventeenth-century British Architecture, The Term Britain Has More Often Than Not Been Used As A Synonym For England. The Geographical And Political Reality Was Far More Complex. Following The Accession Of James I, There Was A Personal Union Of The Crowns Of Scotland And England. Wales Existed As A Principality And Ireland S Status Was Under Negotiation Throughout The Century. Further Afield, Colonies In The New World Had Their Own Relationship To Great Britain. In This Book, Based On A Society Of Architectural Historians Of Great Britain Symposium, Emerging And Established Scholars Examine The Multi-faceted National Identity Of British Architecture In The Seventeenth Century. Ten Essays Studying Buildings Across The British Archipelago And The Atlantic World Examine How Different Architectural Forms And Features Were Employed To Articulate Political And Social Realities And Aspirations. From Royal Palaces Through Fortifications To Vernacular Dwellings, The Dynamics Between The Different Parts Of Britain Were Expressed Through, And Shaped By, Architecture. Introduction / Olivia Horsfall Turner -- Sir James Murray Of Kilbaberton: King's Master Of Works, 1607-1634 / Aonghus Mackechnie -- First Lines Of Defence: The Fortification Of Bermuda In The Seventeenth Century, / Emily Mann -- The Early Seventeenth-century Ulster And Midland Plantations, Part I: Pre-plantation Architecture And Building Regulations / Rolf Loeber -- The Early Seventeenth-century Ulster And Midland Plantations, Part Ii: The New Architecture / Rolf Loeber -- Archaism And Modernity: Identity And Country-house Design In The Seventeenth-century Wales / Mark Baker -- The Conway Estate In County Antrim: An Example Of Seventeenth-century 'english' Building Styles In Ireland / Brenda Collins -- Pavilion Or Pediment: The Development Of Scottish Country-house Architecture In The Post-restoration Period / Charles Wemyss -- The English In The Levant: Social Networks And The Study Of Architecture / Lydia M. Soo -- Historiography And The Origins Of The Gentleman's House In The British Atlantic World / Stephen Hague -- Telling Stories: Myths And Memories Of The 'blackhouse' In The Scottish National Narrative / Daniel Maudlin. Edited By Olivia Horsfall Turner. Proceedings Of The 2010 Annual Symposium Of The Society Of Architectural Historians Of Great Britain. Papers Presented At The Sahgb Symposium 2010, The Geography Of The Seventeenth-century British Architecture : Historiography And New Horizons--p. 287. Includes Bibliographical References.