Author: GRENVILLE, JANE & NIKOLAUS PEVSNER
Title: Yorkshire: The North Riding
Description: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023. 1st Revised Edition; First Impression. Original boards. Light wear to text block edges. Dustjacket: light wear & scuffing to covers, margins & corners. ; With plates & illustrations. Light wear to text block edges. Dustjacket: light wear & scuffing to covers, margins & corners. ; 22.3 x 12.5 x 4.4 cms; xxii, 815 pages; Yorkshire: The North Riding by Jane Grenville and Nikolaus Pevsner is part of the esteemed Buildings of England series, offering a detailed architectural survey of the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. First written by Pevsner and later revised and expanded by Grenville, the book provides an authoritative guide to the region's rich architectural heritage, spanning from medieval abbeys and parish churches to Georgian townhouses, Victorian civic buildings, and 20th-century developments. The volume combines scholarly detail with accessible descriptions, exploring not only the most prominent landmarks but also hidden gems in rural villages and market towns. Each entry situates buildings within their historical and stylistic context, often noting materials, craftsmanship, and local variations. Grenville's updated edition incorporates more recent research and discoveries, reflecting changes in both scholarship and the built environment since Pevsner's original work. Comprehensive and meticulously compiled, Yorkshire: The North Riding serves as an invaluable reference for historians, architects, students, and anyone interested in the architectural and cultural history of this distinctive part of northern England.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
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Title: Yorkshire: The North Riding
Description: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023. 1st Revised Edition; First Impression. Original boards. Light wear to text block edges. Dustjacket: light wear & scuffing to covers, margins & corners. ; With plates & illustrations. Light wear to text block edges. Dustjacket: light wear & scuffing to covers, margins & corners. ; 22.3 x 12.5 x 4.4 cms; xxii, 815 pages; Yorkshire: The North Riding by Jane Grenville and Nikolaus Pevsner is part of the esteemed Buildings of England series, offering a detailed architectural survey of the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. First written by Pevsner and later revised and expanded by Grenville, the book provides an authoritative guide to the region's rich architectural heritage, spanning from medieval abbeys and parish churches to Georgian townhouses, Victorian civic buildings, and 20th-century developments. The volume combines scholarly detail with accessible descriptions, exploring not only the most prominent landmarks but also hidden gems in rural villages and market towns. Each entry situates buildings within their historical and stylistic context, often noting materials, craftsmanship, and local variations. Grenville's updated edition incorporates more recent research and discoveries, reflecting changes in both scholarship and the built environment since Pevsner's original work. Comprehensive and meticulously compiled, Yorkshire: The North Riding serves as an invaluable reference for historians, architects, students, and anyone interested in the architectural and cultural history of this distinctive part of northern England.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: Guides Engineering Halls Stately Homes Houses
Price: GBP 34.00 = appr. US$ 48.55 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: 63243
- Book number: 63243
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