Title: Architecture and power : the town hall and the English urban community, c. 1500-1640 /
Authors: Tittler, Robert.
Publisher: Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: City halls England.; Architecture and state England.; Symbolism in architecture England.; Architecture and society England.
Contents: 1.. Introduction: the Town Hall in England -- 2.. Structure, Space, and Style -- Types -- Space and Function -- Style -- 3.. Finance -- 4.. The Civic Hall and the Autonomous Community -- Urban Autonomy under the Crown -- The Seat and Symbol of the Autonomous Community -- 5.. Oligarchy, Deference, and the Built Environment -- The Rise and Focus of Oligarchy -- The Problem of Deference -- Civic Deference and the Seat of Power -- The Built Environment and the Power of Coercion -- 6.. Civic Culture and the Doorway to the Community -- The Role of the Doorway -- Commerce and the Hall -- Players in the Hall -- The Civic Heritage.