The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom : history, art, architecture / edited by Chris Miele ; [photographs by Tim Imrie]

Miele, Chris

2010, First Edition. London ; New York : Merrell. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #401555
ISBN: 9781858945088

Physical description; 221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Foreword / Lord Phillips -- Prology / Jack Straw -- From County Hall to Supreme Court / Brenda Hale -- Law Lords and Justices / Tom Bingham -- The place: Parliament Square / Chris Miele -- 'A dainty piece of ornament ' : the architecture of the former Middlesex Guildhall / Jeremy Musson -- Gothic 'with a difference' : sculpture and decorative arts at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom / Peter Cormack -- The design of the Supreme Court of the united Kingdom / Hugh Feilden -- Supreme and High Court architecture in the Common-law tradition: an international comparison / G.A. Bremner -- Epilogue: Memories of the Middlesex Guildhall as a Criminal Court, 1968-2007 / Fabyan Evans. Subjects; Great Britain. Supreme Court. Middlesex Guildhall (London, England). Great Britain. Supreme Court of Judicature History. Courts of last resort Great Britain History. Courthouses England London Design and construction. Judicial system. England London.

Price: €28.00