A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840
Hardcover
1995 · New Haven
by Colvin, Howard
New Haven: Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1995. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good+ (Boards are lightly scuffed/smudged/worn; textblock edges are lightly worn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.)/Good+ (DJ is lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged.). Red boards with gilt lettering; grey DJ with black lettering and illustration; 1264 pp. "This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects...The third edition of what began in 1954 as 'A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects 1600-1840,' it now includes 150 new entries and is fully revised throughout...The book is an essential tool for achitectural historians, conservationists, and local historians in England, Scotland, and Wales." -- DJ. (Inventory #: 197141)