The building of England : how the history of England has shaped our buildings / Simon Thurley
2013, First Edition. London : William Collins. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #402024
ISBN: 9780007301409
Physical description; 544 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Beginnings: the collapse of Rome: 410-700 -- Foundations of England: 700-1000 -- England and Europe: 1000-1130 -- Invention of English architecture: 1130-1250 -- Extravaganza: 1250-1350 -- From the Black Death to the Reformation: 1350-1530 -- From the Reformation to the Civil War: a century of growth: 1530-1630 -- Protestantism, power and prosperity: 1630-1720 -- Property, commerce and consensus: 1720-1760 -- War, inventions and introspection: 1760-1830 -- World dominance: 1830-1870 -- 1870s to the Second World War: 1870-1939. Subjects; Architecture England History. Buildings England History. Constructions Angleterre Histoire. Historical geography. Architecture and society England History. Architecture and history England.
Price: €48.00