9780707303482 - Edinburgh: An Illustrated Architectural Guide von McKean, Charles (2 Ergebnisse)

Third Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 120 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; First edition November 1982. Second edition December 1982. Third edition August 1983. "Commissioned by the Edinburgh Architectural Association for its 125th anniversary"--Cover page 4. Includes indexes. Subjects; Architecture Scotland Edinburgh Guidebooks. Buildings Scotland Edinburgh Guidebooks. Edinburgh (Scotland) Buildings, structures, etc. Edinburgh (Scotland) Guidebooks. Scotland Edinburgh. Travel guidebooks. 3 Kg.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. The format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches. 120 pages. Illustrations. More often sacked and ravished than any other city thanks to the attentions of its southern neighbor, Edinburgh's fluctuating fortunes have seen it change from being host to ambassadors from all over Europe as Scotland's capital under James VI, to becoming a capital of the mind once Crown and Parliament had departed to London. Edinburgh generated the vitality of the Scottish Enlightenment and for a time became the intellectual center of Europe. Romantic and picturesque, Edinburgh "Genius locii" was exemplified in the works of Scott and Burns. In the 19th century Edinburgh came to be characterized by its professions and the fame acquired in the ranks of the law, medicine, architecture and the kirk. Today it is the fourth largest economic center in Europe. The author reveals the unfamiliar Edinburgh - the history and character of a unique European city. This guide is organized as a series of walking tours: The Royal Mile, The Cowgate to Tollcross, The South Side, The New Town, The Eastern New Town, The Northern New Town, and The Western New Town. Many decades have passed since this edition was published, and thus this becomes not only a snapshot of the broader city areas during the last quarter of the Twentieth Century, but also a baseline against which to identify, measure, and/or evaluate the changes since that time. Third Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus.