English Architecture (World of Art) - Softcover

David Watkin

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9780500201718: English Architecture (World of Art)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0500201714 ISBN 13: 9780500201718
Publisher: THAMES HUDSON, 1999

Synopsis

Every generation needs its own history of English architecture: new facts are discovered and time's perspective brings different facets into prominence. David Watkin here provides a concise and highly readable outline of the whole story, from Saxon times to the present, centered on buildings that people can actually see today. 309 illus.

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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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Publisher
THAMES HUDSON
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0500201714
ISBN 13 
9780500201718
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
216
Rating
  • 3.55 out of 5 stars
    38 ratings by Goodreads

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