Architectural Drawings by Frances Sands
A visual and comprehensive compilation of some the finest architectural drawings from Sir John Soane's extensive collection.‘A unique resource, both of the draughtsman who made them and of architectural history as a whole’
-- Inigo‘The book has a value both to the connoisseur, who will delight in the feast of technical mastery that is on display, and also to a more general reader for whom the detailed illustrations and Sands’s engaging and informative commentary serve as the perfect introduction to the art of architectural drawingAt a mere £35, this book is impossible to resist.’
-- William Aslet * Apollo Review *'Totally indulgent'
* Catholic Herald *Dr Frances Sands is Curator of Drawings and Books at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London where she has worked since 2010. Fran’s research interests focus on architectural drawings from Georgian Britain. In 2010 she was appointed as Catalogue Editor at the Soane Museum, with responsibility for cataloguing the office drawings collection of Robert and James Adam. In 2016 she was promoted to Curator of Drawings and Books, taking responsibility for the Soane Museum’s collection of 30,000 drawings and 7,000 books, as well as supervising the Soane Museum research library and drawings cataloguing projects. She lectures and is published widely. Fran has also served as a Trustee of the York Georgian Society, the Mausolea and Monuments Trust and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. She lives in Hertfordshire with her husband Danny and their son Rufus.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849945851 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849945853 |
| Title | Architectural Drawings |
| Author | Frances Sands |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Batsford Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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