The great architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837) carried out over four hundred recorded architectural commissions in London. Although many never resulted in a finished building, these little-known commissions formed the backbone of his life and practice and were the key to its development. Sir John Soane and London pulls together this vast archive of work for the first time to illustrate Soane's remarkable and extensive involvement in the fabric of the city.

Sir John Soane And London

Arts & Photography

Dean, Ptolemy

Architecture

Lund Humphries Pub Ltd

Sir John Soane and the Country Estate (Routledge Revivals)

History & Criticism

Routledge

Sir John Soane (1753-1837) was one of Britain's most inventive architects, whose achievements include the Bank of England and the world's first picture gallery at Dulwich. His country estate work, inspired by classicl antiquity, ranges in scale from the remodelling of existing country houses, such as Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire and Aynhoe Park in Northamptonshire, to simple outbuildings. Each reveals further the emergence of key themes of Soane's style and the results of his precise attention to proportion, design detail, and light and shade.

Sir John Soane and the Country Estate

Ashgate Pub Ltd

Featuring 26 of the most attractive and interesting historic town centres, this book analyses key routes and the urban or visual incidents along them and explains why they might provoke different sensations of joy, interest or containment for the inhabitant or passer-by.Each of the town studies includes two historical maps - one created by John Speed in the C16th, which explains the general overall layout of a town, its shape, size, defensive walls, and river crossings, and the other a first edition OS map from the late C19th, which reveals the extent that medieval arrangements have survived, or not. Key routes within selected towns are then selected and illustrated as a way to explaining the topography and layout of these towns and how one still experiences them. In particular, there is the recurring theme about how the town might naturally draw you through to its centre, the subtlety of character and placing of key buildings as markers, each of which is uniquely different for each town. The drawings which illustrated the town studies are not only beautiful, but can be discriminate in aspects emphasised.

Streetscapes: Navigating Historic English Towns

Lund Humphries

Revealing the rich fabric of the Borough Market from dusk to dawn, this comprehensive guide divulges the geographic origins of the produce on offer and illustrates how it gets from its source to the stalls—focusing on the produce itself and directing consumers to the right traders for their particular requirements. Providing guidelines for consumers to help them make informed purchases on market day, this handy manual covers what questions to ask, and who should be approached in order to make informed decisions about the food in their basket. Stallholders share tips on how to make the most of their fare—from full recipes to simple ideas on enjoying the produce straight. And celebrated chefs and foodies tell us what they buy from Borough, and why.

The Borough Market Book

History

Americas

Civic Books

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