Spirit of the Age by Roy Strong

Spirit of the Age by Roy Strong

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Originally published in 1975 to accompany the television series of the same name, this book examines Britain's buildings from various periods of history. It gives the architecture a social and intellectual context as well as relating what was built to economic, political and aesthetic ideas.

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Spirit of the Age by Roy Strong

Originally published in 1975 to accompany the television series of the same name, this book examines Britain's buildings from various periods of history. It gives the architecture a social and intellectual context as well as relating what was built to economic, political and aesthetic ideas. The contributors are Alec Clifton-Taylor (medieval period), Roy Strong (Tudors and Stuarts), Robert Furneaux Jordan ("age of grandeur"), John Julius Norwich (Palladian), John Summerson (Regency), Mark Girouard (Victorian), Patrick Nuttgeus (Edwardian) and Hugh Casson (1920-1975).
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780563363200
ISBN 10 0563363207
Titre Spirit of the Age
Auteur Roy Strong
Série Bbc Classics S
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Ebury Publishing
Année de publication 1992-05-07
Nombre de pages 256
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note Non disponible