STEVENSON Christine: MEDICINE AND MAGNIFICENCE - British Hospital and Asylum Architecture, 1660-1815. , London. Yale. 2000.HEAVY large format hardback which will require extra postage. Before ordering please contact us direct for a postage quote. 312 pages. B.w. illustrations. Mint in black boards with gilt lettering to spine, in a fine d.w. Unread book from new stock. Blending social history with the details of construction, the author explores views of the appropriateness of architectural display in buildings for paupers and invalids, the importance of the circulation of air for the prevention of cross infection, the preoccupation with segregation by sex, class and diagnosis, and the provision of such 'true magnificence' as facilities for exercise. ISBN: 0-300-08536-2. (Book ref. 3055 ) £ 12.95 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Virginia Bank Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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