Charles Phillips

Broschiertes Buch

The Stately Houses, Palaces & Castles of Georgian, Victorian & Modern Britain

From George I to Elizabeth II, 1714 to the Present Day

Beschreibung

Spanning the years from 1714 to the start of the twenty-first century, this book includes the period?s finest examples of British architecture. An in-depth guide to the history of every house features information on its design, construction and the stories of its best-known inhabitants, as well as profiles of celebrated architects.

Autor

Charles Phillips is an established writer of popular history, a contributor to Cassell's Dictionary of Modern Britain as well as to the Chronicle of Britain and several illustrated histories. He has a keen interest in the mythology and history of the great Maya and Aztec civilizations and was a key writer on Time Life's Myth and Mankind series. Charles is a graduate of Oxford University, he holds an MA from the University of Westminster and is a member of the Society of Authors. David M. Jones, consultant, studied Anthropology and History at the University of California, Berkeley, and obtained a PhD in the Archaeology of the Americas at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London. He also earned a BSc in Earth Sciences at the Open University in 2000. David is the author of The Inca Empire: An Illustrated History and co-author of The Mythology of the Americas. Dr Jones is also the co-author of the Blue Guide Mexico and has written many articles on Mesoamerican and South American art for The Grove Dictionary of Art.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anness Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 228mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781844768004
• ISBN-10: 1844768007
• Artikelnr.: 29010891