Charts the evolution of museums from their origins in princely collections and cabinets of curiosity, through the Enlightenment and the reforming ideals of the C19th, to the emergence of the... read more
Not content with his England's Cathedrals, SJ has now gone one better in this fully illustrated guide to Europe's greatest places of worship. Chartres, Moscow...
Celebrated particularly for its classical statues (qv the excellent recent The Torlonia Marbles), this Roman villa was the C18th creation of Cardinal Albani. It was preserved with its collec... read more
A monograph on one of the most extraordinary French châteaux. Built in the C17th, Vaux-le-Vicomte was designed by Louis Le Vau in collaboration with the painter Charles Le Brun and the land... read more
Although not so well known as Soane or Nash, Decimus Burton is one of the most influential neo-classical C19th architect-planners. This monograph draws attention to his designs for major Lon... read more
A handsome illustrated book on the Palazzo Castelluccio. Built in the C18th, it fell into ruin when the family died out in the C20th and has been restored by its new owner, the author. It co... read more
A fascinating history of Christianity told through the tumultuous and sometimes contested tales of twenty different churches and chapels scattered across Britain and Ireland.
A global architectural history of the synagogue, from Frank Lloyd Wright's exquisite Beth Sholom Synagogue in Philadelphia to Dresden's movingly austere Neue Synagogue. Beautifully photograp... read more