{"product_id":"architecture-and-artifice-by-christine-casey","title":"Architecture and Artifice by Christine Casey","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book uncovers the overlooked material practices that were crucial to architectural production in the eighteenth century. Centred on the architecture of England and Ireland, it examines the facing materials the define the distinctive character of cities and regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFocusing on the final stages of construction- the external façade and the interior finishes in stone, plaster and wood- \u003ci\u003eArchitecture and Artifice \u003c\/i\u003ecombines archival research with insights from architectural conservation to reveal the hidden techniques behind these structures. It explores the lives of craftsmen, uncovering the unwritten standards that guided their work and argues for the agency of materials and craft in shaping the meaning of eighteenth-century buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eFeaturing a cast of lesser-known craftsmen alongside new perspectives on iconic structures such as Chatsworth, the Cambridge Senate House and Dublin’s Parliament House, the book introduces a wealth of previously unpublished archival material uncovering the intricate processes and people behind the era’s most enduring buildings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TrinityGift Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56521086468444,"sku":"BH7482","price":56.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/4588\/6812\/files\/D28563-0043.jpg?v=1769009568","url":"https:\/\/shop.visittrinity.ie\/products\/architecture-and-artifice-by-christine-casey","provider":"Trinity Gift Shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}