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Revivals > Elizabethan revival

Preferred term

Elizabethan revival  

Definition

  • Refers to the English style of architecture, interior design and decorative arts, 1830s-1860s, drawn from the Elizabethan period of the 16th c.; architects adopted a range of Elizabethan architectural forms including gables, octogonal turrets and lead-paned windows, while designers applied cinquefoils, strapwork, and coats of arms to furniture, silver and ceramics [AAT, alt.]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Neo-Elizabethan
  • Renaissance revival, Elizabethan revival

Notation

  • 114774

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-PZQ10L6X-F

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