Artículos relacionados a The Victorian Asylum: No. 461 (Shire Library)

The Victorian Asylum: No. 461 (Shire Library) - Tapa blanda

Rutherford, Sarah

 
9780747806691: The Victorian Asylum: No. 461 (Shire Library)
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0747806691 ISBN 13: 9780747806691
Editorial: Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2008

Sinopsis

Dreaded and reviled by many, these nineteenth-century buildings provide a unique window on how the Victorians housed and treated the mentally ill. Despite initially good intentions, they became warehouses for society's outcasts at a time when cures were rare. Isolated, hidden in the countryside and surrounded by high walls, most have been closed since the 1980s, their original use largely forgotten. In "The Victorian Asylum", Sarah Rutherford gives an insight into their history, their often imposing architecture and their later decline and brings to life these haunting buildings, some of which still survive today.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

Sarah Rutherford is a Kew-trained gardener who began her career at Oxford Botanic Garden. She was head of the English Heritage Historic Parks and Gardens Register and is now a freelance consultant and writer.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0747806691
ISBN 13 
9780747806691
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
56
Contacto del fabricante
May Flash
n.pederzini@terminaldistribuzione.com

Via Bruno Buozzi, 24/26,
Granarolo dell'Emilia BO,
40057
Italia