22%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Cambridgeshire
Simon Bradley
€ 68.98
€ 53.89
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Cambridgeshire
Hardback. A companion to the architecture of Cambridgeshire, in which the first half is devoted to the famous University city, with its rich and varied inheritance of college buildings. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 127 x 44. Weight in Grams: 894.
This is the essential companion to the architecture of Cambridgeshire, fully revised for the first time in sixty years and featuring superb new photography. Half of the book is devoted to the famous university city, with its astonishingly rich and varied inheritance of college buildings including striking post-war additions. A combination of boldness and innovation may be found at Ely Cathedral, one of the greatest achievements of English medieval design. By comparison, the rest of the county remains surprisingly little known. Its largely unspoiled landscapes vary from the northern flat fen country to the rolling chalk uplands of the south ... Read more
This is the essential companion to the architecture of Cambridgeshire, fully revised for the first time in sixty years and featuring superb new photography. Half of the book is devoted to the famous university city, with its astonishingly rich and varied inheritance of college buildings including striking post-war additions. A combination of boldness and innovation may be found at Ely Cathedral, one of the greatest achievements of English medieval design. By comparison, the rest of the county remains surprisingly little known. Its largely unspoiled landscapes vary from the northern flat fen country to the rolling chalk uplands of the south ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England
Condition
New
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300205961
SKU
V9780300205961
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Simon Bradley
Simon Bradley is joint editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides.
Reviews for Cambridgeshire
'For the future, trips out in Cambridge will be enhanced by Simon Bradley’s revision of the Pevsner Guide to Cambridgeshire. It was much in need of updating and Bradley manages it expertly, without destroying the sparky style of the original.'—Mary Beard, The Guardian
Mary Beard
The Guardian
'Simon Bradley has done a marvellous job in checking out ... Read more
Mary Beard
The Guardian
'Simon Bradley has done a marvellous job in checking out ... Read more