Temples of Mammon: The Architecture of Banking Tapa dura - 1990

Edinburgh University Press, 1990. Hardcover. As New in As New dust jacket. 361 pages "The first to give serious attention to the evolution of bank design against the backdrop of the development of the banking profession in Britain."; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2

Edinburgh University Press. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

This historical study traces the architectural styles of UK banks from the 18th century to the present day, demonstrating how architects adopted ideas from Venice and Elizabethan Britain to give banking buildings respectability and continuity. The author describes the evolution of design through neo-Tudor, the Gothic revival, neo-Classical and neo-Georgian styles, and provides a full catalogue of the most significant bank buildings mentioned in the text. Concluding the book, the author predicts future trends of banking design, explaining how the call for customer friendliness and the arrival of new technology have made their own impact on architectural styles.

Edinburgh University Press, 1990. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:9780748601981

Edinburgh Univ Pr, 1990-12. Hardcover. Good.

Edinburgh New York: Edinburgh University Press ; Distributed in North America by Columbia University Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xviii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-341) and index.Contents: The era of private banking -- From Fleet Street to Corn Street: the impact of joint-stock banking -- The early savings banks -- High Victorian confidence and experimentation -- Tradition in disarray -- The twentieth century: prestige gained, lost and coveted. Subjects: Bank buildings Great Britain. Architecture Great Britain. Banques (�difices) Grande-Bretagne. Architecture Grande-Bretagne. Architecture.Bank buildings. Architektur. Bank. Bankgeb�ude. Geschichte Bank.Architektur. Geschichte. Historic buildings Great Britain. Banks and banking… Leer más

[Edinburgh]: Edinburgh University Press, [1990]., 1990. 8vo. pp. xviii, 361. 72 illus. biblio. index. bds. dw. First Edition.. F. Hardcover.