John Soane : an accidental romantic / Gillian Darley
1999, First Edition. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #447647
ISBN: 0300086954
Physical description; x, 358 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-346) and index. Contents; 1 Beginnings 1 -- 2 To Rome and Naples 21 -- 3 Sicily, Rome and Home Again 43 -- 4 Return 56 -- 5 Established 76 -- 6 Lincoln's Inn Fields 97 -- 7 The Assault on Westminster 117 -- 8 Disappointments and Achievements 139 -- 9 The Pitshanger Dream 150 -- 10 The Royal Academy and other Business 169 -- 11 'The Rough Storm of Life' 179 -- 12 Pleasures and Troubles 198 -- 13 Reconciliation and Death 216 -- 14 The Year of Misery and Beyond 238 -- 15 Paris and London 253 -- 16 Polishing and Purchasing 266 -- 17 Westminster at Last 287 -- 18 Strange Work 299. Subjects; Soane, John 1753-1837. Soane, John Sir 1753-1837 knight, architect. Soane, John Sir 1753-1837.Soane, John. Architects Great Britain ; Biography. Architects Great Britain. England. City of London. London (England) Buildings, structures, etc. Great Britain. Architects. Architecture.
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