Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Crinson, Mark
Title:
Shock city : image and architecture in industrial Manchester / Mark Crinson.
Published / Created:
London : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2022.

New Haven : Yale University Press

©2022
Physical Description:
ix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 26 x 25 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction: Shock, smoke and charity -- Ancoats, 1826: the shock of the factory -- City of free trade: the urbanism of the industrial Bourgeoisie --Ancient and modern: photography imaging an Epoch -- Industrial greatness: the town hall as a Gothic machine -- Devil's darkness: industrial pollution and culture as philanthropy -- The largest room: making a deal witht the architecture of the exchange -- Coda.
Subject Terms:
Manchester (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. | Industrial buildings -- England -- Manchester -- History -- 18th century. | Architecture -- England -- Manchester.