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A short history of British architecture
£26.99A short history of British architecture
The architecture of Britain is an art gallery all around us. From our streets to squares, through our cities, suburbs and villages, we are surrounded by magnificent buildings of eclectic styles. ‘A Short History of British Architecture’ is the gripping and untold story of why Britain looks the way it does, from prehistoric Stonehenge to the lofty towers of today.
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Borrowed Landscapes
£35.00Borrowed Landscapes
The art and ornament of China and Japan have had a deep impact in the British Isles. From the seventeenth century onwards, the design and decoration of interiors and gardens in Britain and Ireland was profoundly influenced by the importation of Chinese and Japanese luxury goods, while domestic designers and artisans created their own fanciful interpretations of ‘oriental’ art. Those hybrid styles and tastes have traditionally been known as chinoiserie and japonisme, but they can also be seen as elements of the wider and still very relevant phenomenon of orientalism, or the way the West sees the East. Illustrated with a wealth of new photography and published in association with the National Trust, ‘Borrowed Landscapes’ is an engaging survey of orientalism in the Trust’s historic houses and gardens across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Forgotten churches
£15.99Forgotten churches
A journey across some of the quietly spectacular rural churches of England, telling their stories and significance, and building a picture of how they trace the history of the nation. Written by Luke Sherlock (@EnglishPilgrim) and illustrated throughout by Ioana Pioaru (@IoanaPioaru).
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Interwar
£25.00Interwar
British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism but the reality was far more diverse. As the modernists came of age and the traditionalists began to decline, there arose a rich variety of styles and tastes in Britain and across the empire, a variety that reflected the restless zeitgeist of the years before the Second World War. At the time of his death in 2017, Gavin Stamp, one of Britain’s leading architectural critics, was at work on a deeply considered account of British architecture in the interwar period, correcting what he saw as the skewed view of earlier historians who were unable to see past modernism. Beginning with a survey of the modern movement after the armistice, ‘Interwar’ untangles the threads that link lesser-known movements like the Egyptian revival with the enduring popularity of the Tudorbethan.
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Operation Bowler
£25.00Operation Bowler
The thrilling true story behind the Allies’ mission to take back Venice from the Germans – and save its artistic and architectural treasures.
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Portals
£6.95Portals
With rare antique illustrations and original artwork by Miles Thistlethwaite, architectural historian Philippa Lewis explores the fascinating world of liminal boundaries and the inexhaustable variety of ways in which we cross them.
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Simple Shelters
£5.99Simple Shelters
Horning examines shelters from all over the world, from mud-brick adobe structures, nomad tents, and travellers’ quick fixes to timber frame buildings, straw bale designs and geodisic domes.
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Sir Edwin Lutyens
£20.00Sir Edwin Lutyens
Professor Clive Aslet, chairman of the Lutyens Trust, reveals the journey behind the buildings designed by Lutyens. This book digs deep into the archives, showcasing both Aslet’s knowledge and unseen artwork and stories. Was Sir Edwin Lutyens Britain’s Greatest Architect?
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Stealing from the Saracens
£17.99Stealing from the Saracens
Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But this legacy lives on in some of Europe’s most recognisable buildings, from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament. This illustrated book reveals the Arab and Islamic roots of Europe’s architectural heritage. Diana Darke traces ideas and styles from vibrant Middle Eastern centres like Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo, via Muslim Spain, Venice and Sicily into Europe. She describes how medieval crusaders, pilgrims and merchants encountered Arab Muslim culture on their way to the Holy Land; and explores more recent artistic interaction between Ottoman and Western cultures, including Sir Christopher Wren’s inspirations in the ‘Saracen’ style of Gothic architecture.
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The lost chapel of Westminster
£25.00The lost chapel of Westminster
The fascinating history of St Stephen’s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, a building at the heart of British life for over 700 years. Begun in 1292, the royal chapel of St Stephen was the crowning glory of the old palace of Westminster – a place of worship for kings and a showcase of the finest architecture, ritual and music the Plantagenets could muster. But in 1548, as the Protestant Reformation reached its height, St Stephen’s was given a new purpose as the House of Commons. Burned out in the great palace fire of 1834, the Commons chamber was then recreated on a remarkably similar medieval design, perpetuating a way of doing politics that is recognisable to this day.
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