by John Summerson · Penguin Books Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140561760
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«Architecture in Britain, 1530-1830» is John Summerson's art history essay, published by Penguin Books in paperback (592 pages, in English).
The book analyses British architecture between 1530 and 1830, from Elizabeth I to George IV, combining style, technology and social context. Highlights include Inigo Jones, Wren, Vanbrugh, Adam and Soane, and buildings such as Hampton Court, St Paul's Cathedral or the Bath terraces. Two appendices cover Scottish architecture before the Union and the thirteen American colonies.
The work belongs to the Pelican History of Art series. This revised edition was published in 1991; the original is from 1969.
Reference work for students and enthusiasts of British architecture and art history.
