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ISBN 13: 9780300059779
ISBN 10: 0300059779
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 02/01/1995
Publisher: Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies

Imperial London

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Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Imperial City	p. 5
The Case for Public Buildings	p. 26
The Office of Works, 1851-1873	p. 58
The Office of Works, 1873-1915	p. 69
Art and Science	p. 82
Courts of Justice	p. 103
Government Offices	p. 114
The Costs of Building	p. 138
Financing the Costs	p. 151
The Golden Age of Competition	p. 161
Rival Modes of Selection	p. 180
The Battle of the Styles	p. 198
A Gothic Triumph	p. 211
Classicism Revivified	p. 233
Hazards of the Building Process	p. 252
Envoi	p. 273
App. 1 First Commissioners of Works, 1851-1915	p. 275
App. 2 Secretaries of the Office of Works, 1851-1915	p. 275
App. 3 Major Government Building Works, 1850-1915: Costs, architects and contractors	p. 276
App. 4 The Leading Characters	p. 278
Notes	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 315
Acknowledgements for illustrations	p. 322
Index	p. 323
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