Elizabeth Guffey

My only problem with this book is that it totally needs more pictures, especially colour plates and maybe like, side-by-side images of the original movement and the retro revival version. I mean, I would go to a multi-part lecture series based on the ideas of this book if it had slides. Also maybe a timeline, because this shit overlaps, yo.Even so, I really liked the theory and dang is it fascinating how style revolves. She defines her terms nice and early in the intro, so my brain wasn't all naggy about the Gothic revival or anything. There's revival, there's nostalgia, and there is Retro.I am probably going to re-read this and take notes, holy cow I am a geek.… (mehr)