Sir Nikolaus Pevsner stood as one of the twentieth century's most learned and stimulating writers on art and architecture. He built his reputation with significant early works, though he is perhaps best known for his celebrated series of guides, a monumental achievement in scholarship. Pevsner also served as the founding editor for a landmark art history publication, recognized as the most comprehensive and scholarly of its kind ever published in English.
The book serves as a thorough exploration of County Durham, highlighting its rich architectural diversity and captivating history. It delves into the unique aspects of the region, showcasing its landmarks, cultural significance, and notable sites. Readers can expect detailed insights into the county's heritage, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in Northern England's architectural landscape.
The Making of the English Urban Landscape tells the story of our towns and cities and how they came into being over the last two millennia.
Hailed by Frank Whitford, art critic for The Sunday Times, as the best book about this fascinating artist that Ive ever read, this scholarly and thoughtprovoking book, available again after some time out of print, casts a remarkable light on Caspar David Friedrich, the leading German Romantic artist of the 19th century.
This handbook covers natural rubber, synthetic rubber, chemicals and additives, processing of elastomers, and rubber testing and analysis. Contents: Rubber Technology. Introduction, Definitions, Historical Background. Natural Rubber (NR). Synthetic Rubber (SR). Chemicals and Additives. Processing of Elastomers. Testing and Analysis. Trade Names and Manufacturers of Synthetic Rubbers and Rubber Chemicals.
Publication of this book, one of six devoted to the buildings of London, marks the completion of the long-awaited revision of the original Pevsner guides and brings the account of the capital’s buildings entirely up to date.This fascinating volume provides a historical introduction to a uniquely diverse area as well as a detailed gazetteer of individual buildings. Along the Thames, relics of a powerful industrial and maritime past remain, and in the East End, Hawksmoor’s Baroque churches still tower over Georgian houses. The contributions of generations of immigrants are reflected in places of worship and cultural centers, while a century of social housing has produced architecture now of historic interest. Further out, medieval churches and country mansions stand among the suburban streets and proud civic buildings.
The book explores the diverse landscapes and architectural heritage of a region that spans from Morecambe Bay to the Pennine mill towns. It highlights historic sites like Lancaster's Georgian buildings, Blackpool's seaside architecture, and notable rural landmarks such as Stonyhurst Jesuit school and Scarisbrick Hall. Each location is detailed in a gazetteer, complemented by a historical overview, maps, over a hundred color photographs, and an illustrated glossary, making it a comprehensive reference and guide for enthusiasts of architecture and local history.
The well-loved Lake District makes up only part of a wild and spacious county, a poetic setting for exceptionally rich Celtic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon monuments. Buildings in this work include Naworth and Appleby castle which have been developed into fine houses.
"Everybody tells you Dorset is a house or mansion county, not a church county...Yet when one sets down all one has seen of Dorset churches,..one suddenly realizes how much one has enjoyed", wrote Pevsner at the conclusion of his journey. The county provides many unexpected pleasures in ecclesiastical buildings, from the Norman arches of Wimborne Minster, the Early English solemnity of Milton Abbey, to the splendour of Sherborne and the monuments and furnishings of numerous smaller buildings. Of castles, mansions and houses, Dorset boasts the evocative ruins of Corfe; the splendid Kingston Lacy; mighty Milton Abbey House and a wealth of more modest homes. But the county also possesses fine towns and villages, from the Georgian elegance of Weymouth and Lyme Regis, to the the model estate village of Milton Abbas.
