Spirit of the Age by Roy Strong

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Spirit of the Age by Roy Strong

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Originally published in 1975 to accompany the television series of the same name, this book examines Britain's buildings from various periods of history. It gives the architecture a social and intellectual context as well as relating what was built to economic, political and aesthetic ideas.

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Spirit of the Age by Roy Strong

Originally published in 1975 to accompany the television series of the same name, this book examines Britain's buildings from various periods of history. It gives the architecture a social and intellectual context as well as relating what was built to economic, political and aesthetic ideas. The contributors are Alec Clifton-Taylor (medieval period), Roy Strong (Tudors and Stuarts), Robert Furneaux Jordan ("age of grandeur"), John Julius Norwich (Palladian), John Summerson (Regency), Mark Girouard (Victorian), Patrick Nuttgeus (Edwardian) and Hugh Casson (1920-1975).

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SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780563363200
ISBN 10 0563363207
Title Spirit of the Age
Author Roy Strong
Series Bbc Classics S
Condition Unavailable
Binding type Paperback
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Year published 1992-05-07
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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