A Passion for Building - the Amateur Architect in England 1650 -1850
In the 18th century England foreign travel to Italy and France inspired many landowning gentlemen and women to dabble in design. The results were exciting, ambitious and often eccentric. The catalogue highlights a number of these so called 'amateurs' and places them in a national context. 42 colour illustrations and 25 black and white.
A Passion for Building Catalogue
by John Harris and Robert Hardsky
£14.00
Softback, 48 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-9549041-6-6
In the 18th century England foreign travel to Italy and France inspired many landowning gentlemen and women to dabble in design. The results were exciting, ambitious and often eccentric. The catalogue highlights a number of these so called 'amateurs' and places them in a national context. 42 colour illustrations and 25 black and white.