Village Buildings of Britain by Matthew Rice

Village Buildings of Britain by Matthew Rice

VILLAGE BUILDINGS OF BRITAIN is an illustrated survey of vernacular building for everyone who believes in the importance of conservation and who wishes to have, in one beautiful volume, examples of village building styles from all over the country. Each of the eleven chapters includes a selection of buildings painted from life in watercolour in a highly original style which combines accuracy with charm. With his painter's eye for detail, Matthew Rice also picks out a variety of local features such as windows, doorways, ironworks and stonework which help to establish the character of each part of the country. In writing and illustrating this book Matthew Rice is not only arming his readers with a superb collection of architectual drawings but, with his heartfelt passion for conservation, trying to ensure that those people lucky enough to own a country cottage have a better idea of how to maintain or convert it in such a way that it continues to stand in harmony with its surroundings.

'Would that Matthew Rice were able to produce pattern books of this kind for every town and city..' - HRH The Prince of Wales

* Married to the ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater.* Friends with David Linley who he meet at Bedales School.

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ISBN 13	9780316856881
ISBN 10	0316856886
Title	Village Buildings of Britain
Author	Matthew Rice
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown & Company
Year published	2001-02-22
Number of pages	160
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