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The British Archaeological Association s 2013 conference was devoted to the study of Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. It also embraced Westminster School, which was founded at the Reformation in the Abbey precinct. Collectively, these institutions occupy a remarkable assemblage of medieval and later buildings, most of which are well documented. Although the Association had held a conference at Westminster in 1902, this was the first time that the internationally important complex of historic buildings was examined holistically, and the papers published here cover a wide range...

Memory is a subject that recently has attracted many scholars and readers not only in the general historical sciences, but also in the special field of art history. However, in this book, in which more than 130 papers given at the XXIXth International Congress of the History of Art (Amsterdam) 1996 have been compiled, Memory is also juxtaposed to its counterpart, Oblivion, thus generating extra excitement in the exchange of ideas. The papers are presented in eleven sections, each of which is devoted to a different aspect of memory and oblivion, ranging from purely...

Unprecedented in its in-depth coverage, and with over 500 illustrations, photographs, and architectural drawings the multi-volume Companion to the History of Architecture offers an indispensable resource on architectural thought and practice ranging from the 15^th century to the present day.

• AUTHORITATIVE: Brings together an international team of over one hundred eminent historians, academics and practising architects
• USER-FRIENDLY: Accessibly structured into volumes organized both chronologically and thematically, spanning the...

This is the third and final part of a 10-volume reprint series of English Homes and Gardens, edited by H. Avray Tipping and originally published in London in the 1920s. Included in these final volumes are 45 homes in Georgian style architecture, covered in in two volumes, and one additional volume which is thoroughly dedicated to the 52 leading gardens in England.

The 10 volume series gathers records of British residential architecture, with many photographs and plans. All-together, the series covered around 250 castles, manor houses and country houses, and introduced them with...

This work provides a history of interior decoration and design, from ancient times to the present day. It includes more than 500 illustrated entries covering subjects ranging from the work of the foremost designers, to the origins and function of principal rooms and furnishing types, as well as surveys of interior design by period and nationality. Entries on individuals include a biography, a chronological list of principal works or career summary, a primary and secondary bibliography and a signed critical essay on the individual's work.

This is the first part of a reprint of English Homes and Gardens, a series edited by H. Avray Tipping and originally published in London in the 1920s.

- The series gathered records of British residential architecture, with many photographs and plans.

- It covered around 250 castles, manor houses and country houses in ten volumes and introduced them with plans and more than 4,600 photographs, illustrating not only exteriors, but also interiors and gardens.

- Many of the buildings covered are now completely or partially lost, and the collection will provide researchers,...

With a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected materials in their historical and intellectual context, Women in Architecture is an essential work of reference and is sure to be welcomed by scholars, students, and practitioners as a vital one-stop resource.