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The Commodification of Civic Culture in Early Nineteenth-century London

The Commodification of Civic Culture in Early Nineteenth-century London AbstractThis article re-examines the forces at play in antiquarianism and their impact upon the use of antiquarian design in the remodeling and expansion of London during the Regency and early Victorian periods. It contends that the commercial aspects involved in the antiquarian movement were manifest in the adaptation of the design traditions it retrieved and particularly for the construction of the new shopping precincts in London developed by John Nash. The cultural prestige of historical motif, purveyed like much fashionable taste through new print media, was appropriated to create new spaces of commodification. This profitable regulatory appropriation of knowledge was, however, subject to the disruptions attendant upon later modern urban expansion. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present Taylor & Francis

The Commodification of Civic Culture in Early Nineteenth-century London

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2004 Maney Publishing
ISSN
1749-6322
eISSN
0305-8034
DOI
10.1179/ldn.2004.29.2.17
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Abstract

AbstractThis article re-examines the forces at play in antiquarianism and their impact upon the use of antiquarian design in the remodeling and expansion of London during the Regency and early Victorian periods. It contends that the commercial aspects involved in the antiquarian movement were manifest in the adaptation of the design traditions it retrieved and particularly for the construction of the new shopping precincts in London developed by John Nash. The cultural prestige of historical motif, purveyed like much fashionable taste through new print media, was appropriated to create new spaces of commodification. This profitable regulatory appropriation of knowledge was, however, subject to the disruptions attendant upon later modern urban expansion.

Journal

The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and PresentTaylor & Francis

Published: Nov 1, 2004

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