port michael harry (2 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxi, 347 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. Series; Studies in British art. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction / M.H. Port -- The old Houses of Parliament / M.H. Port -- The Houses of Parliament competition / M.H. Port -- Barry and Pugin : a collaboration / Phoebe B. Stanton -- Select committees and estimates : the collaboration continued / Phoebe B. Stanton and M.H. Port -- Problems of building in the 1840's / M.H. Port -- The collaboration renewed : Barry and Pugin, 1844-52 / Phoebe B. Stanton -- Barry's last years : the new palace in the 1850's / M.H. Port -- The completion of the new palace, 1860-70 / M.H. Port -- The techniques of the building / Denis Smith -- The building services / Denis Smith -- The palace of history and art / M.H. Port, Benedict Read, John Christian, Shirley Bury, T.S.R. Boase -- Furniture / Clive Wainwright -- Mother of Parliaments? : architectural influences from the new palace / Priscilla Metcalf. Subjects; Houses of Parliament. Pugin, A. W. Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore 1812-1852. Westminster Palace (London, England). Great Britain. Parliament Architecture. Great Britain. Parliament Art collections. Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain. Architecture England London. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 344 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-321) and index. Contents; 1. Introduction -- 2. Imperial City -- 3. The Case for Public Buildings -- 4. The Office of Works, 1851-1873 -- 5. The Office of Works, 1873-1915 -- 6. Art and Science -- 7. Courts of Justice -- 8. Government Offices -- 9. The Costs of Building -- 10. Financing the Costs -- 11. The Golden Age of Competition -- 12. Rival Modes of Selection -- 13. The Battle of the Styles -- 14. A Gothic Triumph -- 15. Classicism Revivified -- 16. Hazards of the Building Process -- App. 1 First Commissioners of Works, 1851-1915 -- App. 2 Secretaries of the Office of Works, 1851-1915 -- App. 3 Major Government Building Works, 1850-1915: Costs, architects and contractors -- App. 4 The Leading Characters. Subjects; Public buildings England London. Public architecture England London. Eclecticism in architecture England London. Civic Architecture, 19th Century : 1830-1900 - England.Civic Architecture, 20th Century : 1900-1945 - England. Civic art and town planning British Isles 19th century. Civic art and town planning British Isles 20th century. 1 Kg.