Built in Chelsea: Three Centuries of Living Architecture and Townscape
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Built in Chelsea: Three Centuries of Living Architecture and Townscape
W021257 | $30.00 / 10% library disc.
Dan Cruickshank. Unicorn, Unicorn Publishing Group, London, 2022.
312 pp. Well Illustrated (chiefly col.). 24 x 17 cm. In English. Hardcover.
ISBN 9781911604969
Among the myriad London districts, Chelsea has always held a special charm for residents and visitors alike. Spacious and gracious, with the River Thames as its dramatic background, it has played host to a unique history of artists, bohemians, and related civil causes. Over the course of twelve chapters, Built in Chelsea: Three Centuries of Living Architecture and Townscape offers readers an opportunity to learn about key episodes of the area's history. By using the region's buildings and structures to mark the stages of change, it connects what can be physically seen on the street with the more hidden histories of the architects, patrons, and people who have made their lives in the area.
Subject Headings: Eastern and Western European Art ; Western Art -- Great Britain -- Surveys of Several Periods -- Architecture --
W021257 | $30.00 / 10% library disc.
Dan Cruickshank. Unicorn, Unicorn Publishing Group, London, 2022.
312 pp. Well Illustrated (chiefly col.). 24 x 17 cm. In English. Hardcover.
ISBN 9781911604969
Among the myriad London districts, Chelsea has always held a special charm for residents and visitors alike. Spacious and gracious, with the River Thames as its dramatic background, it has played host to a unique history of artists, bohemians, and related civil causes. Over the course of twelve chapters, Built in Chelsea: Three Centuries of Living Architecture and Townscape offers readers an opportunity to learn about key episodes of the area's history. By using the region's buildings and structures to mark the stages of change, it connects what can be physically seen on the street with the more hidden histories of the architects, patrons, and people who have made their lives in the area.
Subject Headings: Eastern and Western European Art ; Western Art -- Great Britain -- Surveys of Several Periods -- Architecture --
