This collection of essays, based on papers delivered at the Conference held at Birbeck in celebration of the centenary of Pevsner’s birth, offers the first sustained critical assessment of his…

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Originally published in 1940, this book charts the origins and evolution of academies of art from the sixteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. Pevsner expertly explains…

A guide to the architectural treasures of Westminster, covering the Abbey, Parliament, the Royal Parks, London’s West End, Belgravia and Pimlico. For each area there is a detailed gazetteer and…

This volume on London architecture covers the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey and Islington. It gives a view of London’s expansion northward from formal Georgian squares, to the…

A profusion of black-and-white timber-framed houses testifies to the prosperity of earlier centuries, as do the many and varied parish churches. In this title, the city of Hereford is freshly…

Cornwall is a land apart. Here are some of the richest and best preserved prehistoric and medieval landscapes in Britain. Its medieval churches show monumental Norman fonts, accomplished C14 sculpture…

A companion to the architecture of Cambridgeshire, in which the first half is devoted to the famous University city, with its rich and varied inheritance of college buildings.