2008 A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840

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Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Fourth edition, second impression. An authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture from 1600 to 1840, with biographical information on over two thousand architects who practised in England, Scotland, and Wales. From Inigo Jones and William Burn, to Sir Charles Barry, with lists of every building of importance whose architect can be identified. This edition contains sixty-two newly identified architects and commentary on an additional seven hundred buildings and structures. Written by Sir Howard Montagu Colvin, a British architectural historian who produced two of the most significant works of scholarship in his field: A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 and The History of the King's Works.