商品簡介
For students of Georgian architecture and restoration practitioners, Lea et al., who worked on the house's conservation and repair, document architect Robert Taylor's Danson House (1762-1766), a Palladian villa built for London merchant John Boyd, who made his fortune in the West Indies sugar trade. They detail the house, the estate, its owners, origins, architect, structure, landscaping, decoration and iconography, and restoration by English Heritage between 1995 and 2002 after a long period of neglect, including how the building evolved from construction, wings that were added and demolished, and how the interiors were modified to accommodate Victorian standards. Drawings, diagrams, and photos are included. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Richard Lea is a historian and historic building analyst in the Properties Presentation department of English Heritage who has contributed to many English Heritage guidebooks. Chris Miele is an architectural historian and planning consultant who has written widely on British architecture and town planning, and in particular on William Morris. He is a trustee of the Bexley Heritage Trust, which maintains the house.
