British architectural polychromy, 1840-1870

In 1984, among the proposals for the redecoration of the British Museum was a plan to reinstate the decorative scheme for the Entrance Hall created in 1847 by Sydney Smirke. The controversy that ensued is the departure point for this thesis. Sydney Smirke's decorative scheme proved to be much m...

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Main Author: Walker, Christopher John
Published: University College London (University of London) 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289895