Glasgow has a wide array of architectural treasures: the greatest medieval cathedral in Scotland; fragments of a seventeenth- and eighteenth-century 'merchant city'; the well-preserved heart of a planned new town, Blythswood; a city centre dense with Victorian and Edwardian commercial buildings; stately nineteenth-century terraces lining the Great Western Road and picturesquely crowning Woodlands Hill; opulent villas in suburbs like Pollokshields and Kelvinside; and streets of tenements from the workaday to the grand. The ...
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Glasgow has a wide array of architectural treasures: the greatest medieval cathedral in Scotland; fragments of a seventeenth- and eighteenth-century 'merchant city'; the well-preserved heart of a planned new town, Blythswood; a city centre dense with Victorian and Edwardian commercial buildings; stately nineteenth-century terraces lining the Great Western Road and picturesquely crowning Woodlands Hill; opulent villas in suburbs like Pollokshields and Kelvinside; and streets of tenements from the workaday to the grand. The twentieth century has encircled the city with a broad belt of public housing, and this too has a fascinating history that encompasses garden suburbs, early experiments in high-rise, comprehensive redevelopments and new interpretations of the tenement tradition. Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Alexander 'Greek' Thomson are, of course, internationally known, but the exceptional talents of Glasgow's many other architects, such as Charles Wilson, James Salmon Jr. and Jack Coia, have helped to shape the city's distinctive character.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; slightly edge worn jacket. As with all of the Buildings of Scotland volumes, this wonderful book (just 5 x 9 x 1.5 inches) fits neatly into a bag or rucksack, yet has 700 pages of detail, is stoutly bound for frequent use, and briefly describes every notable building in the city of Glasgow, giving the name of the architect and any special architectural features to look out for. Walks around what was in the late Victorian era the "Second City of the British Empire" are greatly enhanced by having this volume to hand. Warnings: this is not intended to be a tourist gazeteer with opening times etc., nor does it have lavish colour photos, just a small number of black and white ones. The current volume (or at least the one that I bought recently) was revised in 1990, and so don't expect to find the very latest buildings. (Reader review) 720 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Architecture; ISBN/EAN: 9780300096743. Inventory No: dscf12020.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
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