An ambitious history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable structures, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the Gherkin.An illuminating history of Britain ... fascinating C...Lasīt vairāk
The history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable buildings, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the Gherkin....Lasīt vairāk
The Anglo-American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834 1903) is a household name a man who inspired and astonished the Victorian world. Less well known, though, is the influence of nature on Whistlers work. This innovative and compelling study r...Lasīt vairāk
By 1750 Britain was - as Jacqueline Riding shows - at peace with her traditional enemy, France, and had finally extinguished the threat from the Catholic Jacobites. The art of William Hogarth particularly his great canvas O The Roast Beef of Old En...Lasīt vairāk
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This groundbreaking architectural history examines what people actually wanted in their institutional and private patronage over the last two centuries as opposed to what architects and theorists thought they should want - as seen through the prism o...Lasīt vairāk
The railway station is one of Englands most distinctive, characterful and best-loved building-types. Yet over the past century the nations stations have often been overlooked or dismissed, and have suffered accordingly. The railway station...Lasīt vairāk
This gripping and vivid book is, amazingly, the first comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 13-May-2014, Hardback, Izdevniecība: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250040633)
The car has shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention. Its manufacture introduced mass-production to the world, bringing with it tarmac, suburbs, and car culture. In this comprehensive world history of the most important t...Lasīt vairāk
Exploring the development, variety and innovation of the landscape oil sketch this book is generously illustrated with many masterpieces of nineteenth-century British landscape painting. Accomapnies a major UK touring exhibition....Lasīt vairāk
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This gripping and vivid book is, amazingly, the first comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age....Lasīt vairāk
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Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) is perhaps best known for his mystical biblical scenes and candid self portraits, but it was his magnificent paintings of gardens, houses and landscapes, set in the small alleys and overgrown backyards of his home village...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Feb-2008, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rizzoli International Publications, ISBN-13: 9780847830497)
The Georgian house - whether on a Georgetown street or in a leafy suburb- is considered among the most desireable and comfortable of homes. The Georgian style has stood the test of time, and continues to be popular today. Houses built over two hundre...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 11-Jan-2005, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300106244)
Transport buildings—railway stations, airport terminals, bus and coach stations, motorway service areas, filling stations, and garages—are such a part of everyday scenery they are easily overlooked. This book is the first to take a c...Lasīt vairāk
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In this biography, Steven Parissien aims to present George IV against the cultural background of his age, showing how his behaviour affected the contemporary view of both the monarch and the monarchy....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Apr-2002, Hardback, Izdevniecība: St. Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9780312284022)
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A compelling new portrayal of the Regency king reveals George IV as man whose notorious and extravagant celebrity helped shape an entire era in British culture and society. 17,500 first printing.A portrayal of the Regency king reveals George IV a...Lasīt vairāk
This text offers new insight into one of Britains most famous, celebrated and complex buildings. It places the building within a broad historical, political and cultural context....Lasīt vairāk
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In this biography, Steven Parissien aims to present George IV against the cultural background of his age, showing how his behaviour affected the contemporary view of both the monarch and the monarchy....Lasīt vairāk
A survey of the life and architecture of the railway station and its evolution. It provides an account of the social and political context of stations over the last 150 years and examines the background of some of the worlds major stations and the...Lasīt vairāk
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If you have ever been enchanted by the houses of the Georgian period, and particularly if you are lucky enough to live in one, this book should be of interest. It sets the buildings in their historical context, and shows how and why each aspect of a...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-1995, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rizzoli International Publications, ISBN-13: 9780847819119)
The first part of this book describes the development of the Georgian style, beginning with its introduction in the early eighteenth century in Britain and the colonies. In the 1740s, metropolitan areas on Americas east coast, particularly the citie...Lasīt vairāk
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England emerged from the wars of the early eighteenth century as a world power, her colonies and dominions vastly extended. During this period, a reaction to the excesses of the Baroque led to the adoption of a new style of architecture and interior...Lasīt vairāk
