A Passion for Building - the Amateur Architect in England 1650 -1850
In 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 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.