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Motherland and Progress

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Hungarian Architecture and Design 1800–

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1900 PDF ISBN 978-3-0356-1010-9

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996 pages Date of Publication: November 2016

Language of Publication: English

Subjects:
In the 19th century Hungary witnessed unprecedented social, economic and cultural Architecture > History
development. The country became an equal partner within the Dual Monarchy when the Of interest to: Historians of architecture,
Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 was concluded. Architecture and all forms of art, and culture
design flourished as never before. A distinctly Central European taste emerged, in Order now! orders@degruyter.com
which the artistic presence of the German-speaking lands was augmented by the
influence of France and England. As this process unfolded, attempts were made to find
a uniquely Hungarian form, based on motifs borrowed from peasant art as well as real
(or fictitious) historical antecedents.

"Motherland and Progress" – the motto of 19th-century Hungarian reformers –

reflected the programme embraced by the country in its drive to define its identity and
shape its future.

József Sisa, Institute of Art History, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.

Unrivaled history of architecture and design in 19 th century Hungary

The architectural development in Budapest in the 19 th century

With over 700 color illustrations

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