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The Great Public Buildings of London: Historical and Descriptive Accounts of Each Edifice, with Illustrations
John Britton
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Description for The Great Public Buildings of London: Historical and Descriptive Accounts of Each Edifice, with Illustrations
Hardcover. Num Pages: 832 pages, 64 page plate section of colour images and a 80 page plate section of black and white ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBKESL; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
This two-volume work which was first published in 1825-8 presents London's most important buildings at a time of rapid urban transformation. Aiming to project a vision of London as a dynamic city of integrated courtly and commercial power, the 70 entries span a historical range from the medieval (Westminster Hall) to the early nineteenth century (Soane's Museum) and a diversity of building types from palaces and churches to banks, theatres, prisons and bridges. Edited by John Britton, a leading topographical authority of the period, and Auguste Charles Pugin, an Anglo-French architectural draughtsman, the volumes contain 146 engravings of ... Read more
This two-volume work which was first published in 1825-8 presents London's most important buildings at a time of rapid urban transformation. Aiming to project a vision of London as a dynamic city of integrated courtly and commercial power, the 70 entries span a historical range from the medieval (Westminster Hall) to the early nineteenth century (Soane's Museum) and a diversity of building types from palaces and churches to banks, theatres, prisons and bridges. Edited by John Britton, a leading topographical authority of the period, and Auguste Charles Pugin, an Anglo-French architectural draughtsman, the volumes contain 146 engravings of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
832
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784538439
SKU
V9781784538439
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Ref
99-10
About John Britton
John Britton (1771-1857) was a writer and editor and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was a leading authority on topography in the early nineteenth century. Auguste Charles Pugin (1762-1832), father to the architect Augustus Welby Pugin, was a French emigre and architectural draughtsman. Stephen Daniels is Professor Emeritus of Cultural Geography, University of Nottingham, UK. ... Read more
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