- Format
- Häftad (Paperback / softback)
- Språk
- Engelska
- Antal sidor
- 384
- Utgivningsdatum
- 2011-03-17
- Förlag
- Abacus
- Illustratör/Fotograf
- b Integrated: 50, w int pix
- Illustrationer
- Integrated: 50, b/w int pix
- Dimensioner
- 209 x 133 x 25 mm
- Vikt
- Antal komponenter
- 1
- ISBN
- 9780349121062
- 294 g
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** 'Marvellous . . . this book is going to do for architectural history what Lynne Truss's EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES did for punctuation . . . Erudite, playful, witty and inspiring, it is destined to transform the way we look at old buildings . . . Barely a sentence passes without some fascinating and often incredibly useful titbit revealing itself . . . . You'll wonder how you lived without it * LITERARY REVIEW * ** 'brilliant, offbeat celebration . . . Harry Mount offers an uncluttered survey of British architectural history and clear, memorable explanations. It is packed with intelligent tips . . . Mounts is an irreverent entertaining guide - Thomas Marks, DAILY * ** 'I have been endeavouring to console myself with Harry Mount's rather brilliant book A LUST FOR WINDOW SILLS, reckoning that an ability to distinguish my Doric from my Ionic might distract from my festering pile. It is damn fine stuff' * Hannah Betts, INDEPENDENT * ** 'Mr Mount has produced an engaging text, amusingly written with a rich leaven of anecdote. There is too, a wealth of literary quotation and references to film and television, all refreshing departures in an introductory book on architecture. For all Mr * John Goodhall, COUNTRY Life * ** 'It's a stroll, a jaunt, possibly a meander, taking the reader through all the architectural periods, around most building types and down numerous strange-smelling alleys. In his previous book, AMO, AMAS, AMAT, Harry Mount succeeded in introducing Lati *
Övrig information
Born in 1971, Harry Mount has degrees in Ancient & Modern History from Oxford and Architectural History from the Courtauld Institute. He is a writer and journalist who regularly writes for a range of national newspapers including the Telegraph, Daily Mail and Guardian.