Georgian London (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

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ISBN-10:

0300089872

ISBN-13:

9780300089875

Author(s): SUMMERSON, John
Edition: Revised
Released: Jun 10, 2003
Format: Hardcover, 446 pages
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Description:

In this classic of English architectural history, John Summerson provides an account of a major building period in the history of London. Encompassing the architecture of the capital from the Great Fire of 1666 through the city's early-19th-century expansion, it explores the genesis and development of Georgian London. Summerson examines the way in which building was conditioned by social, economic and financial circumstances and discusses some of Britain's most important buildings and their architects. While Summerson's text is essentially unchanged in this edition, it has been corrected in the light of new research, expanded to include a few significant buildings that were originally overlooked, and enhanced with new illustrations. The appendix of surviving Georgian buildings has also been updated.











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