ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE: A CONCISE HISTORY (WORLD OF ART) - Hardcover

David Watkin

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Synopsis

"From Saxon times to the present day, David Watkin directs the reader on a rich and enlightening journey that outlines the whole story of English architecture, focusing on buildings that can still be seen today. The emphasis of this admirable and highly readable study is on the most exciting and ground-breaking periods and styles of English architectural genius."--BOOK JACKET.

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About the Author

David Watkin is a Fellow of Peterhouse and Reader in the History of Architecture at the University of Cambridge. His many books include Morality and Architecture and A History of Western Architecture.

Review

Intelligently written and focused. -- Architectural Record

The ideal book for all who want to learn more about a remarkably rich national inheritance. -- House & Garden

Watkin has earned our gratitude for making such good sense in so few words of so many earlier movements and styles. -- Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

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9780500201718: English Architecture (World of Art)

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ISBN 10:  0500201714 ISBN 13:  9780500201718
Publisher: THAMES HUDSON, 1999
Softcover