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  | | Cruickshank's London A Portrait of a City in 20 Walks by Dan Cruickshank Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2020 by Random House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84794-823-6, ISBN: 1-84794-823-5 "Every street in London contains a story. This book invites you to hear them. ___ 'An inspiringly illustrated guide to walks across London . . . It proves how much we can miss if we don't pay close attention to our surroundings." |
 | | A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2019 by William Collins ISBN-13: 978-0-00-758108-5, ISBN: 0-00-758108-4 "This stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings.Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture.His selection includes many of the world’s best-known bu ..." |
 | | Spitalfields The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets by Dan Cruickshank Paperback, 784 Pages, Published 2018 by Random House Uk ISBN-13: 978-0-09-955909-2, ISBN: 0-09-955909-9 "SHORTLISTED FOR THE HESSELL-TILTMAN HISTORY PRIZE 2017AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016Religious strife, civil conflict, waves of immigration, the rise and fall of industry, great prosperity and grinding poverty - the handful of streets that constitute modern Spitalfields have witnessed all this and much more. In Spitalfields, one of Britain's best-loved historians tells the stories of the streets he has lived in for four decades. Start ..." |
 | | Cruickshank's London A Portrait of a City in 20 Walks by Dan Cruickshank Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 2018 by Random House Books International Edition ISBN-13: 978-1-84794-822-9, ISBN: 1-84794-822-7 "An idiosyncratic and beautifully illustrated guide to walking the city, by the nation’s favourite architectural historian Cobbled medieval alleyways and ornate Georgian boulevards. Decadent marble mansions and sprawling Victorian slums. Heaths, churches, squares and railways that, between them, hold two thousand years of secrets: London’s history is written into the very fabric of its streets.In Cruickshank’s London, one of Britain’s be ..." |
 | | Skyscraper (The Landmark Library) by Dan Cruickshank Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2018 by Head Of Zeus ISBN-13: 978-1-78669-118-7, ISBN: 1-78669-118-3 "Chicago's beautiful Reliance Building, fourteen storeys tall, was designed in 1890 by John Root. In its construction metal frame, large areas of plate glass, fire-proof brick and terracotta cladding it pioneers all the key elements of twentieth-century high-rise architecture, and many of the tenets of Modernism. Cruickshank reflects on the extraordinary architectural, artistic and engineering world of the 1890s and its great figures suc ..." |
 | | The Country House Revealed A Secret History of the British Ancestral Home by Dan Cruickshank Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2011 by Bbc Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84990-206-9, ISBN: 1-84990-206-2 "Dan Cruickshank uncovers the secret history of six of Britain's greatest private country houses, each never-before seen on television, and none open to the publicSpanning the architectural history of the country house from the disarming Elizabethan charm of South Wraxall, the classical rigor of Kinross in Scotland, the majesty and ingenuity of Hawksmoor’s Easton Neston, the Palladian sweep of Wentworth Woodhouse with over 300 rooms and ..." |
 | | London's Sinful Secret(Reprint) The Bawdy History and Very Public Passions of London's Georgian Age by Dan Cruickshank Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 2010 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-0-312-65898-4, ISBN: 0-312-65898-2 "Georgian London evokes images of elegant mannered buildings, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife and houses of ill repute widespread in a sex trade that employed thousands. In London’s Sinful Secret, Dan Cruickshank explores this erotic Georgian underworld and shows how it affected almost every aspect of life and culture in the city from the smart new streets that sprang up in Marylebone, to the squalid alleys around Char ..." |
 | | Around the World in 80 Treasures(Updated) (Phoenix Press) by Dan Cruickshank Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by Phoenix ISBN-13: 978-0-7538-1947-0, ISBN: 0-7538-1947-3 "A grand world tourin a new, smaller size! One of Britain’s leading authorities on historic architecture takes readers on an incredible visit to mankind’s finest monuments in this companion volume to the BBC television series. Documenting his extraordinary journey to 80 historic sites around the world, Dan Cruickshank’s new book is lavishly illustrated with majestic images of international treasures like the Great Wall of China and the ..." |
 | | Around the World in 80 Treasures(1st Edition) by Dan Cruickshank Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN-13: 978-0-297-84399-3, ISBN: 0-297-84399-0 "One of Britain's leading authorities on historic architecture takes readers on a tour of mankind's greatest monuments in this companion volume to the BBC television series. Documenting his extraordinary four and a half month journey to eighty historic sites around the world, Dan Cruickshank's new book is lavishly illustrated with majestic images of international treasures like the Great Wall of China and the Parthenon in Athens, as wel ..." |
 | | Building the BBC A Return to Form by Ricky Burdett, Nicola Jackson, Dan Cruickshank Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 2004 by Wordsearch Import ISBN-13: 978-1-86000-221-2, ISBN: 1-86000-221-8 |
 | | The Story of Britain's Best Buildings by Dan Cruickshank, John Parker Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2003 by Firefly Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55297-748-4, ISBN: 1-55297-748-X " Britain is home to an extraordinary array of impressive and historic buildings. They are outstanding architecturally and hold fascinating secrets within their walls. Durham Cathedral has long been celebrated for the bold simplicity of its architecture and great beauty. But look closer, and its pioneering engineering becomes more apparent and the symbolism of its decoration more mysterious. Much speculation has been focused on the ..." |
 | | Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture.(20th Edition) ( Twentieth Edition ) by Dan Cruickshank, Sir Banister Fletcher, Peter Blundell Jones, Kenneth Frampton, Andrew Saint, Andrew Saint Etc Hardcover, 1,696 Pages, Published 1996 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-2267-7, ISBN: 0-7506-2267-9 "The 20th edition of Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture is the first major work of history to include an overview of the architectural achievements of the 20th Century. Banister Fletcher has been the standard one volume architectural history for over 100 years and continues to give a concise and factual account of world architecture from the earliest times. In this twentieth and centenary edition, edited by Dan Cruickshan ..." |
 | | London The Art of Georgian Building by Dan Cruickshank, Peter Wyld Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 1975 by Architectural Press ISBN-13: 978-0-85139-372-8, ISBN: 0-85139-372-1 "'London : the art of Georgian building' is a record of many London residential buildings in suburban streets or situated between later developments, dating from 1700 to 1821, "with photographs set alongside superbly executed measured ..." |
 | | Cruickshank's London A Portrait of a City in 20 Walks by Dan Cruickshank Digital, 512 Pages, Published 2018 by Cornerstone Digital ISBN-13: 978-1-4735-5432-0, ISBN: 1-4735-5432-2 "Cobbled medieval alleyways and ornate Georgian boulevards. Decadent marble mansions and sprawling Victorian slums. Heaths, churches, squares and railways that, between them, hold two thousand years of secrets: London's history is written into the very fabric of its streets. In Cruickshank's London, one of Britain's best-loved historians vividly describes twenty historic walks that span North, East, South and West London. As he tours the ..." |
 | | Spitalfields Two Thousand Years of English History in One Neighbourhood by Dan Cruickshank 784 Pages, Published 2016 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4481-6456-1, ISBN: 1-4481-6456-7 "The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets Dan Cruickshank. Veder, Robin, ' Flowers in the Slums: Weavers' Floristry in the Age of Spitalfields' Decline', Journal of Victorian Culture, 14, 2, 2009. Warner, Horace ... Warner, Horace, Spitalfields Nippers, Spitalfields Life Books, 2014. Wise, Sarah, The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum, Bodley Head, 2008. Wise, Sarah, The Italian ..." |
 | | A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank 352 Pages, Published 2015 by Harpercollins Uk ISBN-13: 978-0-00-757559-6, ISBN: 0-00-757559-9 "... and its strength increased, by the coffering on its inner surface, which reduces its bulk and creates vertical and horizontal ribs that stiffen its structure. © Pablo Cersosimo/Robert Harding World Imagery/Corbis The Pantheon's coffered dome." |
 | | The Country House Revealed A Secret History of the British Ancestral Home by Dan Cruickshank Digital, 288 Pages, Published 2012 by Bbc Digital ISBN-13: 978-1-4464-1672-3, ISBN: 1-4464-1672-0 "Spanning the architectural history of the country house from the disarming Elizabethan charm of South Wraxall, the classical rigour of Kinross in Scotland, the majesty and ingenuity of Hawksmoor's Easton Neston, the Palladian sweep of Wentworth Woodhouse, with over 300 rooms and frontage of 600 feet, the imperial exuberance of Clandeboye, through to the ebullient vitality of Lutyens' Marshcourt, the stories of these houses tell the stor ..." |
 | | Bridges Heroic Designs That Changed the World by Dan Cruickshank Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2012 by Firefly Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-954-4, ISBN: 1-55407-954-3 "The book describes bridges' architectural and aesthetic influences and examines how these spectacles of engineering have influenced the development of cultures, economies and society." |
 | | London's Sinful Secret The Bawdy History and Very Public Passions of London's Georgian Age by Dan Cruickshank 672 Pages, Published 2010 by Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-4299-1956-2, ISBN: 1-4299-1956-6 "When Hamilton reached Isernia in February 1781 he discovered that the Phallic rituals had recently been suppressed by the Church, but did manage to collect a number of wax votive offerings – notably life-like phalli – that in 1784 he eventually ... The volume – with a most arresting frontispiece showing the wax phalli 'preserved in the Church at Isernia' – also included Knight's own Discourse on the Worship of Priapus, an extraordi ..." |
 | | Adventures in Architecture by Dan Cruickshank Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2008 by Wn ISBN-13: 978-0-297-84444-0, ISBN: 0-297-84444-X "Dan Cruickshank, whose Around the World in 80 Treasures sold more than 70,000 copies, presents a compelling, maverick history of architecture. Richly photographed, it navigates the globe to take us to the buildings Dan believes have changed the world. As he reveals each choice, he also shows exactly how a great edifice’s function, material, and purpose connect to all other areas of life. What he sees is the work of man at his most inve ..." |
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