ISBN10: 0333220374, ISBN13: 9780333220375, [publisher: Macmillan, London] Hardcover First Edition 195x267 mm. Erste Auflage, 720 p. Hardcover, blue linen. Silvery letters on spine. Dust jacket. Sprache: Englisch, Num. ill. colour and b/w. In good to very good condition. Discrete bump signs on spine. DJ a little worn. Edges a little dusty. Clean inside. USADO / GEBRAUCHT / USED. With bibliography, maps, glossary, index. THE ARCHITECTURE OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND is a personal anthology by John Julius Norwich of the finest and most fascinating buildings in the south of England. It covers those twenty-four counties lying to the south, roughly speaking, of a line drawn from the Severn to the Wash, and comprises some 1200 buildings. Each is described with authority, wit and enthusiasm. The buildings are old and new, religious and secular. Despite occasional deviations in the direction of castles and follies, public monuments or village streets, Lord Norwich is primarily concerned with those classes of buildings in which the English architectural genius shows itself at its brilliant best: churches and cathedrals on the one hand, country and manor houses on the other. In every case Lord Norwich has chosen them because they appeal, personally, to him. The entries are grouped alphabetically in counties and for easy reference are supported by maps and an index. Each county section contains an introduction to the character and building types of that area, and a glossary explains ...
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ISBN10: 0333220374, ISBN13: 9780333220375, [publisher: London ; New York : Macmillan] Hardcover First Edition Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 720 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. 683. Subjects; Architecture — England — Guidebooks. Architecture — England. Architecture — Great Britain. Architecture — England, Southern — Guidebooks. 2 Kg.
[Galway, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1985]
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ISBN10: 0333220374, ISBN13: 9780333220375, [publisher: London ; New York : Macmillan] Hardcover First Edition Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 720 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. 683. Subjects; Architecture — England — Guidebooks. Architecture — England. Architecture — Great Britain. Architecture — England, Southern — Guidebooks. 2 Kg.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]
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