Victorian Architecture and Dynasticism – Studies in Victorian Architecture & Design Volume Nine

This volume offers the first critical account of dynasticism in Victorian architecture and design, shedding new light on the cultural dynamics and motivations of the professionals who belonged to the dynasties of the period, including architects, topographical artists, model makers, woodcarvers, and printer-publishers. Although architectural dynasties were defining features of the profession, their significance has been almost entirely overlooked by scholarship. The ninth journal demonstrates that dynasticism was a centrally formative element in the creation of Victorian architecture through six case studies and one interview. This Journal is edited by Dr Joshua Mardell, an architectural historian and lecturer at the Royal College of Art, who is also a member of the Victorian Society Publications Committee.