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That Strange Necessity
John Elinger
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Description for That Strange Necessity
Paperback. In words and images That Strange Necessity offers visions of Portmeirion, a place created in the twentieth century by a visionary architect, but which now seems timeless in its beauty, endlessly fascinating, and inspiring to all who visit it. Illustrator(s): Honey, Peter. Num Pages: 148 pages, original watercolours. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; DCF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Portmeirion is one of the wonders of Wales. This colourful Italianate village, established on the Welsh coast by the extraordinary-and eccentric-self-taught architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, demonstrates the force of his belief that beauty is a "strange necessity". That Strange Necessity offers a visual and poetic tribute to his creation, a place of pilgrimage for all who care about the quality of the relationship between the built and natural environment. On a smaller scale, Portmeirion deserves to be set beside cities like Bath, Oxford--even Venice--for its successful harmonisation of form and function.Designed as a series of seven walks across and around ... Read more
Portmeirion is one of the wonders of Wales. This colourful Italianate village, established on the Welsh coast by the extraordinary-and eccentric-self-taught architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, demonstrates the force of his belief that beauty is a "strange necessity". That Strange Necessity offers a visual and poetic tribute to his creation, a place of pilgrimage for all who care about the quality of the relationship between the built and natural environment. On a smaller scale, Portmeirion deserves to be set beside cities like Bath, Oxford--even Venice--for its successful harmonisation of form and function.Designed as a series of seven walks across and around ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909930308
SKU
V9781909930308
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Ref
99-5
About John Elinger
JOHN ELINGER is an award-winning poet and the nom de plume of Sir Christopher Ball, first Chancellor of the University of Derby and Honorary Fellow of Glendower University.PETER HONEY is a freelance Occupational Psychologist and author of many best-selling management books. He has always loved painting watercolours.
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