The 1840s / edited by Rosemary Hill and Michael Hall
2008. London : Victorian Society. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #443637
Physical description: 119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. Contents: 1. From gilded dream to learning laboratory : Owen Jones's study of the Alhambra / Carol A. Hrvol Flores -- 2. William Burn and the design (and re-design) of Sandon Hall, Staffordshire / Paul Bradley -- 3. Rail, steam and speed / Gavin Stamp -- 4. 'Our own' : Thomas Hope, A.J. Beresford Hope and the creation of the High Victorian style / Michael Hall -- 5. Architectural drawings of the 1840s : a newly discovered portfolio / Helen Dunstan-Smith & Rosemary Hill -- 6. Elizabeth Simcoe and her daughters : amateur ecclesiastical design in the 1840s / Jim Cheshire -- 7. The Bishop's House, Birmingham / Timothy Brittain-Catlin -- 8. William White : the early years / Gill Hunter. Subjects: Hill, Rosemary. Beresford Hope, Alexander James Beresford. 1820 - 1887. Architecture, Victorian England 19th century. Decoration and ornament, Architectural Great Britain History 19th century.
Price: €12.95