Dan Cruickshank

Broschiertes Buch

The Secret History of Georgian London

How the Wages of Sin Shaped the Capital

Beschreibung

Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife, houses of ill repute widespread, and many tens of thousands of people dependent in some way or other on the wages of sin.

Autor

Dan Cruickshank is an architectural historian and television presenter. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a member of the Executive Committee of the Georgian Group, and on the Architectural Panel of the National Trust. His recent work includes the television programmes and accompanying books Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005) and Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (2008). He lives in Spitalfields, London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornerstone
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 131mm x 57mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9780099527961
• ISBN-10: 0099527960
• Artikelnr.: 29954776