London by Steen Eiler Rasmussen
This study of London and of English social history and manners traces the city's growth from its original walls, emphasizing how the lives of its people shaped the character of the city. Since its first publication in 1934, the book has become a minor classic on the subject. This revised edition contains a new chapter, Forty Years After: An Essay on London New Towns, in which Rasmussen describes the New London as a continuation and perfection of the special pattern of the 17th and 18th centuries which made it so completely different from other continental cities planned during that period. There are also some new views on historic London, an account of the old English system of measures that was basic to residential London's original layout, and additional illustrations.Steen Eiler Rasmussen was a Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, as well as a Visiting Professor at M.I.T., Yale University in Pennsylvania, and the University of California, Berkeley, and a frequent lecturer at institutions throughout Europe and the United States. He was the author of London: The Unique City, which was hailed as the best book on the city, as well as other works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780262680271 |
| ISBN 10 | 0262680270 |
| Title | London |
| Author | Steen Eiler Rasmussen |
| Series | London |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | MIT Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1982-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 468 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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