LEADER 02503nam0 22003253i 450 001 VAN00284708 005 20250114124108.167 017 70$20$a9781350360372 100 $a20250114d2023 |0itac50 ba 101 $aeng 102 $aGB 105 $a|||| ||||| 181 $ai$b e 182 $ab 183 $acr 200 1 $aMalayan Classicism$eFrom the Architecture of Empire to Asian Vernacular$fSoon-Tzu Speechley 210 $aLondon$cBloomsbury Visual Arts$d2023 215 $a174 p.$d24 cm 330 $aThrough a broad range of case studies spanning from imperial monuments to rural residences, Malayan Classicism puts forward a fundamentally new understanding of classical architecture in the Asian colonial context. Across Malaysia and Singapore, thousands of historic buildings are richly ornamented with motifs drawn from Ancient Greece and Rome - as plump volutes, lush acanthus leaves, and neat rows of dentils decorate mosques, palaces, government buildings and innumerable terraced shophouses. These classical details jostle with ideas drawn from other architectural traditions from across Asia in a style that is unique to the region. Presenting the first comprehensive account of what was, prior to World War II, Malaya?s most widespread architectural style, Malayan Classicism explores how the classical architecture of the British Empire was transmitted, translated, and transformed in the hands of local builders and architects. Addressing a critical gap in the scholarship, this book charts the metamorphosis of an imperial language of power into a local vernacular style, and provides a new way of reading classical architecture in a post-colonial context that will be applicable throughout the Global South. 620 $aGB$dLondon$3VANL000015 700 1$aSpeechley$bSoon-Tzu$3VANV238321$01734293 712 $a*Bloomsbury $3VANV144572$4650 801 $aIT$bSOL$c20250711$gRICA 856 4 $uhttps://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350360372$zE-book ? Accesso al full-text attraverso riconoscimento IP di Ateneo, proxy e/o Shibboleth 899 $aBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI ARCHITETTURA E DISEGNO INDUSTRIALE$1IT-CE0107$2VAN01 912 $fN 912 $aVAN00284708 950 $aBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI ARCHITETTURA E DISEGNO INDUSTRIALE$d01CONS E-BOOK SBAARCH $e01EBA284708 20250114 996 $aMalayan classicism$94150969 997 $aUNICAMPANIA