Category Archives: Travel Guides
Pevsner`s Architectural Glossary
With even more entries and more vocabulary words, this second edition of Pevsner`s Architectural Glossary covers the complete range of technical terms used in the storied guides. Pevsner`s famous designations E. E. and Perp. are among the terms clearly explained in this informative glossary drawn from the vocabulary of the Buildings of England, Scotland, Wales,
Hertfordshire Pevsner Architectural Guide
This fully revised and up-to-date guide to the architecture of Hertfordshire is an eye-opening introduction to the wealth of fine buildings that can be found right on London`s doorstep. Hertfordshire is one of the smallest English counties, largely rural in character. Its buildings range from remains of the Roman city of Verulamium to the medieval
Palaces of Pleasure: From Music Halls to the Seaside to Football, How the Victorians Invented Mass Entertainment
An energetic and exhilarating account of the Victorian entertainment industry, its extraordinary success and enduring impact The Victorians invented mass entertainment. As the nineteenth century`s growing industrialized class acquired the funds and the free time to pursue leisure activities, their every whim was satisfied by entrepreneurs building new venues for popular amusement. Contrary to their
Yorkshire: West Riding – Sheffield and the South Pevsner Architectural Guide
This authoritative guide, the companion to Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North, covers a vast area marked by tremendous diversity of both landscape and buildings. The territory is rich in medieval churches and castles, 17th-century houses and 18th-century mansions, yet it is also deservedly famous for its outstanding 19th- and 20th-century ecclesiastical, civic,
Kent: West Kent and the Weald Pevsner Architectural Guide
Kent: West Kent and the Weald Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader and specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by
South Ulster: Armagh, Cavan, and Monaghan Pevsner Architectural Guide
The South Ulster volume of the Buildings of Ireland covers the inland counties of Cavan, Monaghan and Armagh, an area stretching from the thinly populated uplands around the Cuilcagh Mountains and the cradle of the Shannon to the fertile Blackwater Valley and the southern shores of Lough Neagh. The architecture of the region is as
An Empire of Ice
Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, “An Empire of Ice” presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it`s the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others
Livingstone
David Livingstone (1813-1873) is revered as one of history`s greatest explorers and missionaries, the first European to cross Africa, and the first to find Victoria Falls and the source of the Congo River. In this exciting new edition, Jeal draws on fresh sources and archival discoveries to provide the most fully rounded portrait of this
Men from the Ministry – How Britain Saved Its Heritage
Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. Of course, collections of paintings, sculptures, and books had been made by governments, but the British created an outdoor museum of
Suffolk: East Pevsner Architectural Guide
This authoritative survey of east Suffolk includes some of England`s most beautiful landscapes, including “Constable Country,” the land surrounding the River Stour that was home to John Constable. East Suffolk`s rural landscape includes a variety of intriguing medieval buildings: brick and timber-framed houses, stunning churches, and the grand castles of Orford and Framlingham. Additionally, Suffolk`s
Suffolk: West Pevsner Architectural Guide
From small timber-framed houses to sprawling manors, this comprehensive guide to west Suffolk presents an impressive range of buildings from across the centuries. At its center lies the town of Bury St. Edmunds, site of one of Norman England`s most powerful abbeys, whose monolithic gates remain as a local landmark. Other towns boast impressive architecture
The Great War Seen from the Air: In Flanders Fields, 1914-1918
Aerial photography was a relatively new technology at the onset of World War I and was embraced as an indispensable tool of wartime intelligence by all nations involved in the conflict. As a result, thousands of photographs taken from the air over the battlefields of the Great War have survived in archives throughout Europe, Australia
The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization and the End of Mass Production
The rapid emergence of China and India as prime locations for low-cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude that manufacturers in the “old economies” – the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan – are being edged out of a profitable future. But if countries that have historically been at the forefront of events in manufacturing
Suspended Sentences: Three Novellas
Although originally published separately, Patrick Modiano`s three novellas form a single, compelling whole, haunted by the same gauzy sense of place and characters. Modiano draws on his own experiences, blended with the real or invented stories of others, to present a dreamlike autobiography that is also the biography of a place. Orphaned children, mysterious parents,
Aberdeenshire: North and Moray Pevsner Architectural Guide
The north-east of Scotland is one of the least known areas of the country but has an architectural heritage as rich as the Highlands and Angus with which it shares its borders. This volume is the first of two to illuminate its buildings and covers not only the historic districts of Formartine, Buchan and Banff
The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest
The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Travelling its full length from east to west, against the river`s flow, Nick Thorpe embarks on an inspiring year-long journey that leads to a new perspective on Europe
Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove Pevsner Architectural Guide
The “East Sussex” volume of “The Buildings of England” covers an area ranging from the High Weald in the north of the county to the massive ridge of the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the coast. Its coastal resorts are particularly distinguished, none more so than Brighton and Hove, where
Captain Cook and the Pacific: Art, Exploration and Empire
British Royal Navy Captain James Cook`s voyages of exploration across and around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. The expeditions answered key scientific, economic, and geographic questions, and inspired some of the most influential images of the Pacific made by Europeans. Now readers
Kent: North East and East Pevsner Architectural Guide
The exceptionally rich architecture of eastern Kent is covered by this fully revised, updated and expanded edition of John Newman`s classic survey, first published in 1969. This city of Canterbury is the county`s greatest treasure, and its glorious cathedral is the first mature example of Gothic architecture in England. The influence of Canterbury appears also
Somerset: South and West Pevsner Architectural Guide
This expertly revised and enlarged survey is the perfect architectural companion to one of England`s most beautiful regions. From the misty Levels to the heights of Exmoor and the Mendips, the Somerset landscape is enriched by buildings of outstanding quality and interest. The early medieval ruins of Glastonbury Abbey and the Elizabethan great house of
