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The Comfort of The Past: Building in Oxford and Beyond 1815-2015 (Hardback)

Steven Parissien (author)

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Hardback 208 Pages
Published: 01/03/2015

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Synopsis

This groundbreaking architectural history examines what people actually wanted in their institutional and private patronage over the last two centuries as opposed to what architects and theorists thought they should want - as seen through the prism of Oxford's principal building contractor and craft practitioner, Symm & Company.

Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781907372773
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 1501 g
Dimensions: 279 x 241 x 25 mm

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Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated, The Comfort of the Past also considers the influence of Oxford on country houses in the area and on architecture in America." - RIAS Quarterly