BOOKS by Sir John Newenham Summerson

The classical language of architecture more books like this

by John Summerson

The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language.

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Inigo Jones more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

Inigo Jones was the first English classical architect, famous in his own time (he was nine years junior to Shakespeare) and the posthumous sponsor of the Palladianism of the 18th century. Sir John Summerson clears away a mass of legend in order to direct attention to the essential, basing a new assessment of his genius on the evidence of buildings ...

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Georgian London more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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 ...

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Heavenly Mansions and Other Essays on Architecture more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

A classic of architectural history and theory, "Heavenly Mansions" interprets architecture as a reflection of the age in which it flowers. It traces the alternating themes of fantasy and functionalism as exemplified in various styles and in the works of a number of influential men, including Sir Christopher Wren, Eugene-Emanuel Viollet-le-Duc, ...

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The Architecture of the Eighteenth Century more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

Looks at eighteenth-century palaces, churches, theaters, libraries, museums, prisons, hospitals, and banks, discusses their various styles, and discusses the development of urban planning.

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The Unromantic Castle and Other Essays more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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The Architecture of Victorian London more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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John Soane: Architectural Monographs more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson, G Tilman-Mellinghoff, David Watkin

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Seeking World Order: The United States and International Organization to 1920 more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson, Warren F Kuehl

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Architecture in Britain: 1530-1830: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

This book charts the development of architectural theory and practice from Elizabeth I to George IV. Questions of style, technology and the social framework of architecture are resolved as separable but always essential components of the building world. Men of genius and buildings of fame emerge: Inigo Jones, Wren, Vanbrugh, Adam, Soane; Hampton ...

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The Microcosm of London more books like this

by Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Pugin, Sir John Newenham Summerson

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The Microcosm of London more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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Victorian Architecture: Four Studies in Evaluation, more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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Georgian London; an architectural study more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood: a short account of its history and architecture more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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John Nash, Architect to King George IV more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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John Soane

by Sir John Newenham Summerson, Andreas Papadakis (Editor)

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The bombed buildings of Britain; a record of architectural casualties: 1940-41 edited by J. M. Richards, with notes by John Summerson. more books like this

by J. M. Sir Richards, Sir John Newenham Summerson

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The bombed buildings of Britain more books like this

by J. M. Sir Richards, Sir John Newenham Summerson

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The bombed buildings of Britain : second edition, recording the architectural casualties suffered during the whole period of air bombardment, 1940-45 more books like this

by J. M. Sir Richards, Sir John Newenham Summerson

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Concerning architecture: essays on architectural writers and writing presented to Nikolaus Pevsner more books like this

by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, Sir John Newenham Summerson

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A description of maps and architectural drawings in the collection made by William Cecil, first Baron Burghley, now at Hatfield House more books like this

by R. A. Skelton, Sir John Newenham Summerson

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The Turn of the Century: Architecture in Britain Around 1900 more books like this

by Sir John Newenham Summerson

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