Summerson, John.

Architecture in Britain 1530-1830 (Pelican History of Art).

London, Penguin Books, 1953. 18.4 cm x 26.4 cm. XVIII, 373 pages. Illustrated with black and white plates. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. With only minor foxing to edges, front pages and endpaper. Pages slightly tanned. Rear endpaper separated from book block. Gilt lettering to spine and emblem on front cover. Binding strong.

Includes for example the following essays: The English Renaissance (1530-1610): Architecture at the Court of King Henry VIII / Elizabethan Architecture: Influences and Methods / Building in Town and Country 1570-1640 / Inigo Jones and His Times (1610-1660): Inigo Jones at The Court of James I / Artisan Mannerism (1615-1675) / Churches and Collegiate Buildings / Wren and the Baroque (1660-1710) The Rebuilding of London: The City Churches / The Royal Works 1660-1702 / English Baroque: Hawksmore, Vanbrugh, Archer / The Palladian Phase (1710-1750) The Palladian Movement: Burlington and Kent / The House and the Street in the Eighteenth Century / Neo-classicism and the Picturesque (1750-1830) William Chambers and Robert Adam / Greek and Gothic: Architecture After Waterloo / Architecture in Scotland 1530-1707 / English Architecture in America etc.

Sir John Newenham Summerson CH CBE (1904–1992) was one of the leading British architectural historians of the 20th century. He wrote mainly about British architecture, especially that of the Georgian era. His Architecture in Britain: 1530–1830 (1st edition 1953; many subsequent editions) remained a standard work on the subject for students and general readers after his death.

The hardback series the Pelican History of Art started publication in May 1953, with Painting in Britain: 1530–1790 by Ellis K. Waterhouse.(Wikipedia)

• Keywords: 16th Century · 17th Century · Architecture · Architecture – Rare · Art – Rare · British Architecture · British Art · Catalogue Four – International Art · Catalogue Twentyfive – Architecture · English Architecture · Historical Architecture · History · History of Architecture
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200326AB

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