The Face of the Past
Subtitle: The Preservation of the Medieval Inheritance in Victorian England
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 28, 1983
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780521236454
Subjects: History of ideas, intellectual history; History Of Civilization And Culture (General); Europe - Great Britain - General; Architectural Preservation And Restoration; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; History - General History; England; Historic buildings; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Architecture, Medieval; 19th century; Civilization; Conservation and restoration; Historic sites
First sentence: The conspicuous presence of Gothic railway stations in the nineteenth century dramatizes a fundamental paradox of Victorian culture: fascination with the medieval inheritance in the age of progress.