Summerson: Architecture In Britain 1530-1830, 8Ed (Pr Only)

John Summerson

Paperback (26 May 1992)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book charts the development of architectural theory and practice from Elizabeth I to George IV. Questions of style, technology and the social framework of architecture are resolved as separable but always essential components of the building world. Men of genius and buildings of fame emerge: Inigo Jones, Wren, Vanbrugh, Adam, Soane; Hampton Court, St Paul's Cathedral, London squares and the terraces and crescents of Bath.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780300053166
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	Yale University Press
Pub date:	26 May 1992
Language:	English
Number of pages:	588
Weight:	1080g
Height:	234mm
Width:	157mm