
English Shops and Shopping
An Architectural History
Kathryn A. Morrison(Author)
Yale University Press
Published on 9. February 2004
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-300-10219-2 (ISBN)
Description
Shoppers in England from medieval times to the present have been beguiled by attractive merchandise, rarely heeding the details of their surroundings. This appealing book shifts the focus of attention for the first time to the architecture of retail buildings in England. It examines the history and character of retail settings since the Middle Ages, including shops, arcades, market halls, co-operative stores, department stores, multiples, supermarkets, precincts, and malls.
The book traces how various types of retail buildings developed in response to fashion, social and economic conditions, technological advances, and innovations in retailing methods. It reveals how the act of shopping helped to shape urban centers, and how shops of the near and distant past have left their mark on today's high streets. Encompassing topics as diverse as the impact of chains like Marks & Spencer and the revolutionary effect of lifts on store planning, the book provides a unique record of English shop buildings throughout the centuries.
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, in association with English Heritage
The book traces how various types of retail buildings developed in response to fashion, social and economic conditions, technological advances, and innovations in retailing methods. It reveals how the act of shopping helped to shape urban centers, and how shops of the near and distant past have left their mark on today's high streets. Encompassing topics as diverse as the impact of chains like Marks & Spencer and the revolutionary effect of lifts on store planning, the book provides a unique record of English shop buildings throughout the centuries.
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, in association with English Heritage
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
117 b-w + 195 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 241 mm
Weight
2236 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-10219-2 (9780300102192)
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Person
Kathryn A. Morrison is senior investigator, English Heritage, Cambridge.