A Biographical Dictionary of English Architecture, 1540–1640 Mark Girouard Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art The eminent architectural historian’s compendium of the people who created English architecture between 1540 and 1640 includes entries about master craftsmen, designers, surveyors and patrons. It is, astonishingly, the first book of its kind. Francis Bacon: Revelations Mark […]
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