A Lust for Window Sills
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (501 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0349121060 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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
Brisk entertaining introduction to English architecture Sirin An entertaining guide to British (mainly southern English) architecture. For those familiar with the rudiments of period: Early English, Decorated, Perpendicular and the main names who have shaped England's architectural heritage (Indigo Jones, Charles Barry, Edwin Lutyens to name but three), this slim volume might represent slim pickings. For the uninitiated however, it is an enjoyable and amusingly written guide to the different styles and features . Didn't meet my expectations based on reading author's previous work Hampsteader I loved Harry Mount's previous book "How England Made the English", which I found full of interesting stories and little known facts about the history and development of England and its culture. The style was reminiscent of Bill Bryson's writing, blending humour and observation with fact. I couldn't put it down. As I love architecture, I assumed I would really enjoy this new volume on that subject.Unfortunately, I found this book very dry and very cur
You'll wonder how you lived without itLITERARY REVIEW. ** '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
A brilliant, offbeat celebration of the great hodgepodge of British buildings' Thomas Marks, Sunday TelegraphFrom soaring Victorian railway stations to Edwardian terraces, from Perpendicular churches to Strawberry Hill, Britain has an architecture unrivalled in fertility, invention and heart-stopping beauty. Meandering through garden suburbs and cathedral closes, discovering Moghul palaces in Gloucestershire and Egyptian sphinxes in Islington, A Lust for Window Sills is rich with anecdote, allusion and such inspired digressions as where to find the ugliest gargoyles and a liquid history of watering holes from gin palaces to the Rovers Return.. And with some very strong feelings about window sills, Harry Mount could not be better qualified to survey it