02742nam 22005895 450 991030058840332120230810232120.09789811079740981107974910.1007/978-981-10-7974-0(CKB)4100000002892647(MiAaPQ)EBC5347241(DE-He213)978-981-10-7974-0(Perlego)3485739(EXLCZ)99410000000289264720180306d2018 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Fair-Line and the Good Frontage Surface and Effect /by Stephen Walker1st ed. 2018.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2018.1 online resource (147 pages)9789811079733 9811079730 This book offers an extended consideration of the fairground showfront. It combines archival material, contemporary examples of fairs, and a sustained theoretical engagement with influential philosophies of surface, including recent work by Avrum Stroll and Andrew Benjamin, as well as the nineteenth century author Gottfried Semper. Semper's work on the origin of architectural enclosure -formed from woven mats and carpets- anticipates the surface and material history of the showfront. Initial chapters introduce these philosophies, the evolution of showfronts, and the ways in which individual fairground rides and attractions are arranged to form an enclosing boundary for the whole fair. Later chapters focus on issues of spectacle and illusion, vast 'interior' spaces, atmosphere, crowds and surface effects. Informed by a wide range of work from other design and cultural studies, the book will be of interest to readers in these areas, as well as architecture and those curious about the fairground.Human geographyArchitectureCities and townsHistoryEthnologyCultureHuman GeographyArchitectureUrban HistoryRegional Cultural StudiesHuman geography.Architecture.Cities and townsHistory.Ethnology.Culture.Human Geography.Architecture.Urban History.Regional Cultural Studies.725.76Walker Stephenauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut114022BOOK9910300588403321The Fair-Line and the Good Frontage1928005UNINA