The Isle of Wight / David W. Lloyd and Nikolaus Pevsner.

Main entry:

Lloyd, David Wharton.

Title & Author:

The Isle of Wight / David W. Lloyd and Nikolaus Pevsner.

Publication:

New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press, 2006.

Description:

xix, 348 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Series:

The buildings of England
Pevsner architectural guides

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-64) and indexes.

Summary:

"A comprehensive guide to the buildings of the Isle of Wight. The beguiling architecture of the many towns, villages and resorts is explored in full, as are the charming villas and cottages ornes dotted around the spectacular coasts. But the Island also boasts architecture on the grandest scale: the powerful fortress of Carisbrooke Castle, with its evocative Saxon foundations; the rich and enigmatic Baroque mansion of Appuldurcombe; Osborne House, the domestic paradise of Victoria and Albert, with its formal gardens; and the extraordinary Quarr Abbey, a masterpiece of Expressionist brick by the French monk and architect Dom Paul Bellot.
Other attractions include Roman villas, sturdy manor houses, powerful coastal defences built for Henry VIII (and reinforced under Queen Victoria), and the retreats of Tennyson and other Victorian notables, not to mention a well-established tradition of innovative modern design." "Each town and village is treated in a detailed gazetteer. A general introduction provides a historical and artistic overview. Numerous text illustrations, maps and plans, nearly a hundred new colour photographs, full indexes and an illustrated glossary help to make this book invaluable as both reference work and guide."--Jacket.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780300107333 (cased)
0300107331 (cased)

Subject:

Buildings England Isle of Wight Guidebooks.
Architecture England Isle of Wight.
Constructions Angleterre Isle of Wight Guides.
Architecture Angleterre Isle of Wight.
Architecture
Buildings
Kunst
Constructions Angleterre (GB) Île de Wight (GB) Guides.
Architecture Angleterre (GB) Île de Wight (GB)
Architecture Grande-Bretagne Île de Wight (GB) Inventaires.
Monuments historiques Angleterre (GB) Île de Wight (GB) Inventaires.
Isle of Wight (England) Guidebooks.
Isle of Wight (Angleterre) Guides.
England Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
Île de Wight (GB) Guides.
Wight

Form/genre:

Führer.
Guidebooks.
travel guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983.
Buildings of England.
Pevsner architectural guides.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 247073
Call No.: NA969.I8 L5 2006
Status: Available

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