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John Summerson (1) (1904–1992)

Author of The Classical Language of Architecture

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The Classical Language of Architecture (1966) 557 copies
Georgian London (1945) 248 copies
Architecture in Britain: 1530-1830 (1953) 217 copies
A New Description of Sir John Soane's Museum (1972) 153 copies
The Architecture of the Eighteenth Century (1986) 129 copies
Inigo Jones (1672) 110 copies
Heavenly Mansions (1949) 82 copies
Ben Nicholson (1948) 33 copies
Victorian architecture; four studies in evaluation (1970) 27 copies
Unromantic Castle and Other Essays (1990) 21 copies
The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood: A short account of its history and architecture (1970) 17 copies
Concerning Architecture-Essays on Architectural Writers and Writing Presented to Nikolaus Pevsner (1968) 15 copies
Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1814-1879 (Architectural design profile) (1980) 13 copies
The London Building World of the Eighteen-sixties (W.Neurath Memorial Lecture) (1973) 13 copies
The Architecture of Victorian London (1976) 11 copies
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Architectural Monographs : John Soane (1983) — Contributor — 54 copies
John Nash : a complete catalogue (1991) — Introduction — 38 copies
New Classicism (1990) — Contributor — 30 copies
Victorian Suburb: Study of the Growth of Camberwell (1961) — Foreword — 17 copies
The National Trust: A Record of Fifty Years' Achievement (1945) — Contributor — 13 copies
Art Collections of Great Britain and Ireland (1986) — Introduction — 9 copies
The bombed buildings of Britain;: A record of architectural casualties: 1940-41 (1942) 5 copies
The West in English History (1949) — Contributor — 3 copies
Image, no. 1, Summer 1949 (1949) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Amarillo74 | 3 other reviews | Oct 17, 2022 |
Heavenly Mansion: and other Essays on Architecture by J Summerson
The great essays are great even if over a half century old. The reason for the rating is the not so great essays. Good try in finding something special in Gandy but ultimately not convincing. The Butterfield essay didn't seem thought through enough, downplays Pugin and doesn't really address the influence of the Camden Society in relationship to architectural thought. But, it could be a good essay if expanded . The main essay Heavenly Mansions on Gothic was cute and needed to be more developed on the house/temple idea. There is allot there. He really down plays Suger's thoughts and how it changed architecture. But that would be contrary to his thesis. It is amazing reading the Modern and preservation essays on how much he was a thought leader. He is still a classicist at heart. And his elitism does come through. Just read the Past in the Future to really feel that aspect.… (more)
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AaltoSax | Oct 6, 2022 |
Georgian London (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in… by John Summerson
A great history of the architecture of Georgian London which also tells of its fate since 1830.
 
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drsabs | 2 other reviews | Feb 9, 2015 |
A new Description of Sir John Soane's Museum by Peter Thornton
What every serious museum guide should have: no pictures! Well it has a few, but only black and white, you must go there!
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