Historic Architecture Books

By Peter Ross (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 432 pagesPublisher: Headline Publishing GroupImprint: Headline Book PublishingISBN: 9781472281951Published: 1 Feb 2024Weight: 384g Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and authority has waned.They contain...

By: Peter RossBinding: **WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021****A FINANCIAL TIMES, I PAPER AND STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR**'In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal...

By: Gavin (author) PlumleyBinding: Paperback / softback'Charming - a love-letter to home, history, and nature.'LEAH BROAD, Author of Quartet'A tender and illuminating history of an overlooked world.'HORATIO CLARE'Truly a revelation on every page.'PETROC TRELAWNY'A richly textured book, replete with illuminating discoveries and observations.' COUNTRY...

Format :Paperback / softback 448 pages, 3x8pp colPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCImprint: ApolloISBN:9781789545067Published: 9 Nov 2023Weight:336gDimensions:215 x 356 x 35 (mm) Everything about Venice, observed Lord Byron, is, or was, extraordinary. Her aspect is like a dream, and her history is like a romance. Dream and...

By: Simon JenkinsBinding: HardbackSimon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. All of the county...

By Dr Richard Taylor (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 272 pagesPublisher: Ebury PublishingImprint: Rider & CoISBN: 9781846047770Published: 25 Jan 2024Classifications: Architectural structure & design, Religious buildings, Christianity, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Information architectureWeight: 188gDimensions: 197 x 127 x 18 (mm) Churches and cathedrals were...

By: Jan MorrisBinding: Paperback / softbackOften hailed as one of the best travel books ever written, Venice is neither a guide nor a history book, but a beautifully written immersion in Venetian life and character, set against the background of the city's past. Analysing...

By: Andrew ZiminskiBinding: Paperback / softbackA stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft. In his thirty-year career, stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of our greatest monuments. From Neolithic monoliths to Roman...

By Matthew Rice (Author)Format: Hardback 240 pages, Colour illustrations throughoutPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCImprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781408893784Published: 6 Sep 2018Classifications: United Kingdom, Great Britain, Architecture, Reference worksWeight: 800gDimensions: 183 x 254 x 27 (mm) A new, larger format edition of Rice's Architectural Primer. This...

By: Dr Denis R. McNamaraBinding: Paperback / softbackA handy and easy-to-carry book which offers a visual approach to reading the architecture of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, you are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church...

THE STUNNING NEW BOOK FROM THE HOST OF BBC 2'S VILLAGES BY THE SEAEngland's villages have survived, developed, and thrived over hundreds of years. But what makes a village and how has that changed over time? Take a charming and unexpected journey through the...

By: Gareth RussellBinding: Hardback'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts' PHILIPPA GREGORY For centuries, Hampton Court has...

Step inside the grand halls and intimate chambers of Hampton Court Palace, where the stories of 500 years of British royalty unfold. In this captivating historical account, Gareth Russell takes you on a mesmerizing journey through the palace's storied past, from the tumultuous Tudor...

By: Dr Ross KingBinding: Paperback / softback'Compelling... fascinating' Spectator'Abounding with excellent little stories' Financial TimesThis is the story of one of the most magnificent achievements of the Italian Renaissance, and the architect behind it. Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports...

King of Dust is a craftsman's personal journey through the landscapes of ancient sculpture which first inspired him to pick up tools. From the grandeur of Exeter cathedral to the strangeness of the font at Toller Fratrum in Dorset, this journey through the Romanesque...

The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster � England's sixty-two Anglican and Catholic cathedrals are some of our most iconic buildings, attracting millions of worshippers and visitors every year. Yet although much...

This beautifully illustrated book tells the stories behind 60 remarkable buildings chosen from the many thousands at National Trust properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland Spanning 900 years of history, this selection of 60 remarkable buildings in the care of the National Trust...

By Matthew Champion (Author)Format: Hardback 272 pagesPublisher: Ebury PublishingImprint: Ebury PressISBN: 9780091960414Published: 2 Jul 2015Weight: 384gDimensions: 209 x 144 x 29 (mm) Churches are full of hidden messages from years gone by and for centuries these carved writings and artworks have lain largely unnoticed....

By: Nina LyonBinding: Paperback / softbackWho, or what, is the Green Man, and why is this medieval image so present in our precarious modern times? An encounter with a carving of the Green Man at an ancient church leads Nina Lyon on a search...

THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy and The School of Life, The Architecture of Happiness explores the fascinating hidden links between the buildings we live in and...

Beneath the pomp and grandeur of 18th century Britain, a world of rebellion and dissent simmered, etched into the very walls by the hands of its citizens. In "Writing on the Wall," Madeleine Pelling uncovers the graffiti and markings that have long been overlooked,...

By: Tom NancollasBinding: Paperback / softback'A thrilling celebration of lighthouses' i newspaperAn enthralling history of Britain's rock lighthouses, and the people who built and inhabited themLighthouses are enduring monuments to our relationship with the sea. They encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst...

By: Simon JenkinsBinding: HardbackREADERS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY WILL LOVE THIS GIFT!"Simon Jenkins has provided a feast for both eyes and mind in this sumptuously illustrated guide to Europe's greatest cathedrals" John Barton, author of A History of the Bible"As ever, Simon Jenkins is here...

By: Dr Matthew ByrneBinding: HardbackThis celebration of some of the greatest art, architecture and furniture to be found in English churches offers a fascinating account of centuries of accumulated wealth, and is set off by a selection of breathtaking photographs by Matthew Byrne. It...

By: C. B. NewhamBinding: HardbackA landmark illustrated history of rural church monuments - the forgotten national treasures of England and WalesDeep in the countryside, away from metropolitan abbeys and cathedrals, thousands of funerary monuments are hidden in parish churches. These artworks - medieval brasses...

Inspired . . . encourages us to take a fresh look at the familiar' - The TimesEngland's cathedrals are the nation's glory. They tower over its landscape, outranking palaces, castles and mansions. They attract roughly half the nation's population each year. For a millennium...

A refreshingly original meditation... I wish I had written it myself' Literary ReviewGraveyards are oases: places of escape, peace and reflection. Liminal sites of commemoration, where the past is close enough to touch. Yet they also reflect their living community - how in our...

Step into the enchanting world of tiny churches, where architectural marvels and captivating stories intertwine. "Tiny Churches" by Dixe Wills is a delightful exploration of 60 diminutive yet exquisite houses of worship scattered across Britain. From quaint country chapels to hidden urban gems, this...

Delve into the opulent world of the Stuart dynasty with "Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court" by Simon Thurley. This captivating historical account traces the extraordinary reign of the Stuart monarchs, from the union of the English and Scottish...

Delve into the captivating story of Britain's greatest civic renaissance during the Victorian era with Tristram Hunt's "Building Jerusalem: The Rise and Fall of the Victorian City." This meticulously researched historical account unveils the controversies, visions, and ambitions that shaped the rise of great...