Project Gutenberg 2015-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 75 Gotch, J. Alfred (John Alfred) 1852 1942 Gotch, John Alfred 02003557 Early Renaissance Architecture in England A Historical & Descriptive Account of the Tudor, Elizabethan, & Jacobean Periods, 1500-1625 Produced by Chris Curnow, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Early Renaissance Architecture in England" by J. Alfred Gotch is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the architectural developments during the Tudor, Elizabethan, and Jacobean periods from 1500 to 1625, focusing on how Italian Renaissance influences transformed English architecture. Through a systematic study, Gotch aims to trace the evolution of style and the impact of foreign elements on the distinctly English architectural tradition. The opening of the work introduces the context of medieval architecture in England, discussing its gradual evolution and the arrival of Renaissance style from Italy in the early 16th century. Gotch emphasizes that while English architecture had developed organically over centuries, it began intersecting with Italian styles, influenced by figures like Henry VIII. He outlines how the fusion of these styles led to the emergence of a unique architectural identity, with an ongoing struggle between traditional Gothic elements and the new Classical influences, particularly visible in the grand mansions built during the period. The preface sets up the framework that will guide the reader through the intricate relationship between native developments and foreign inspirations in architectural design. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Architecture, Renaissance Architecture -- England NA Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: History - General 814318 814028 2024-09-20T15:39:26.954375 2023-09-21T11:58:48.016158 text/html text/html 798111 2015-08-12T08:51:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 23621728 2015-08-12T08:52:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 26389888 2024-09-20T15:39:57.566215 application/epub+zip 26393840 2024-09-20T15:39:35.706439 application/epub+zip 303088 2024-09-20T15:39:28.815361 application/epub+zip 29413874 2024-09-20T15:40:08.146680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29367519 2024-09-20T15:39:50.575242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467484 2022-09-22T13:32:27.119004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539586 539383 2024-09-20T15:39:22.619421 2023-09-21T11:58:41.678130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 539854 2015-08-12T08:51:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191501 2015-08-12T08:52:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18586 2024-09-20T15:40:08.362654 application/rdf+xml 11560 2024-09-20T15:39:29.058361 image/jpeg 1832 2024-09-20T15:39:28.939355 image/jpeg 23647571 2024-09-20T15:39:27.818405 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia