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Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales Nigel R. Jones

Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales By Nigel R. Jones

Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales by Nigel R. Jones


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From Stonehnege, to the Millenium Dome, this volume contains 76 entries including palaces, castles, bridges and various public buildings and monuments.

Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales Summary

Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales by Nigel R. Jones

The British terrain is a gold mine for the student of architecture. Ranging in era from ancient times to the present dayfrom Stonehenge to the Millennium Domethis volume's 76 entries include palaces, castles, bridges, churches, country houses, and various public buildings and monuments, as well as such well-known features of British architecture and design as terraced houses, suburban semi-detached houses, and public telephone kiosks. Detailed yet accessible to nonspecialist readers, the alphabetical entries also provide cross-references and lists of additional information sources in both print and electronic formats. Appendixes list the entries by location, architectural style, and architect/designer; explain the defining characteristics of major British architectural styles; and discuss the importance of the Crown, peerage, and Parliament in British architectural history. Besides a detailed subject index, the volume includes a timeline, a general bibliography, a glossary of architectural terms, and an introduction that traces the development of British architecture from prehistoric and Roman times to the 21st century. Written by an associate professor of architecture at Oklahoma State University, Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales, part of Greenwood's Reference Guides to National Architecture series, presents architectural biographies of these countries' most famous and significant structures.

Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales Reviews

Seventy-five entries define the national architecture of mainland Britain in this work by Jones. Beyond the expected castles and cathedrals, the entries include bridges, a royal carriage, and the public telephone booth. The short, entertaining essays reflect on the social and historic context of the architecture.Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers. * Choice *
Hadrian's Wall, Hardwick Hall, and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton were expressions of their owners' and builders' identities, while the Cenotaph and the Ditherington Flax Mill stand for those whose identities are now barely known, if indeed they were ever noted at any time. Starting with Stonehenge and moving up to the Millennial Dome, Jones creates an encyclopedic review of the most significant examples of architecture, including their locations, intentions, creators and significance in terms of what they said about the people associated with them. * Reference & Research Book News/Art Book News *
[A] recommended pick for college-level speciality collections studying British architectural styles from ancient to modern times. * MRB Bookwatch *

About Nigel R. Jones

Nigel R. Jones is Associate Professor of Architecture at Oklahoma State University, where he teaches design studio, perspective, and the history of Greek and Roman architecture and English Renaissance and Early American architecture, and also serves as Academic Advisor to the undergraduate Bachelor of Architecture program.

Table of Contents

Entries by Location Entries by Architectural Style Entries by Architects, Designers, and Engineers Simplified Summary of British Architectural Styles Timeline of British Architecture Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London Bath, Avon, England Belton House, Lincolnshire, England Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England The British Museum, Bloomsbury, London Broadleys, Cumbria, England Buckingham Palace, London Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales The Cathedral Church of Christ, St. Peter's Mount and The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, England The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London Charters and the Modern Movement, Berkshire, England Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England Chester, Cheshire, England Chiswick House, Chiswick, London The Church of St. John the Baptist, Huntley, Gloucestershire, England Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland The Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London Ditherington Flax Mill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire The Durham Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, Durham, England Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England Erddig Hall, Wrexham, Wales Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, England Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England Hadrian's Wall, Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend-on-Tyne, near English-Scottish border Hampton Court Palace, London Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England Harewood House, Yorkshire, England Highgrove, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England The Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster), Westminster, London Ironbridge, Coalbrookedale, Shropshire, England King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire, England Lloyd's of London, London London Bridge, London London City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London The "London Eye," The South Bank, London Lutyens Country Houses, various sites The Millennium Bridge, London The Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London Number 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, London The Parish Church of St. Giles, Wrexham, Wales Portmeirion, Merioneth, Wales Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, England Public Telephone Kiosks The Queen's House and The Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, London Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, England Regent's Park and Regent Street, London The Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England The Royal State Coach, The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, London St. James's Palace, Pall Mall, London St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London St. Paul's Cathedral, London Sandringham House, Norfolk, England The Soane Museum, London Somerset House, The Strand, London Spencer House, Green Park, London Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England Stourhead, Wiltshire, England Suburban Semi-Detached Houses, various sites Syon House, Middlesex (London) Terraced Houses, Various Sites Tower Bridge, London The Tower of London, London Trafalgar Square, London Tyntesfield, Somerset, England Westminster Abbey, The Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster, Westminster, London Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England Appendix: The Monarchy, the Peerage, and the Parliament Glossary Bibliography Index

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NPB9780313318504
9780313318504
0313318506
Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales by Nigel R. Jones
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2005-06-30
400
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