John Nash: A Complete Catalogue [Paperback]

Michael Mansbridge (Author)

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press (Mar 31 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714843806
ISBN-13: 978-0714843803
Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 24.8 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.8 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,985,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mansbridge has compiled an extensive inventory of buildings, bridges, and monuments designed and executed by Nash, whose career is highlighted by his work at Regent's Park, Regent Street, and Trafalgar Square. John Summerson, who wrote the introduction, adds that the list is too generous, for it includes many Nash-like buildings. Nonetheless, the catalog is filled with clear, detailed photographs of Nash's existing buildings and projects and sketches or drawings of those projected, destroyed, or unrealized. The catalog is arranged by the building's date of completion, and each listing includes a brief summary of the project and its significance. A brief biographical summary of the life and career of Nash, an alphabetical index of clients and patrons, a gazetteer and map listing the location of existing works, and a glossary of architectural terms are also included. A delightful addition to any collection.
- Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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John Nash (1752-1835) was the most successful and fashionable architect of his time. Architect, town-planner, landscape designer, bridge-builder, engineer and entrepreneur, Nash outlived his principal patron, George IV, by five years. After a disheartening start, when his first speculative buildings in Bloomsbury failed and left him bankrupt, Nash moved to Wales to rebuild his career, eventually returning to London in 1796. He had made a remarkable recovery and went on to become the most successful and fashionable architect of the period. His buildings reflect a variety of styles, including neo-classical, Tudor and Gothic, with a strong emphasis on the Picturesque. His Metropolitan Improvements - Regent's Park, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square - were the most comprehensive developments ever carried out in London, even until recent times.This fully illustrated comprehensive survey of Nash's works includes all of his known and attributed works. Michael Mansbridge's superb photographs of Nash's extant buildings show Nash's architecture as never before and are complemented by contemporary views and old photographs of demolished buildings, as well as original sketches of designs never executed. The illustrations are accompanied by catalogue entries giving general information about the buildings, their settings and their original owners. In all, nearly 300 projects are discussed. Each entry has its own bibliography and many have plans.The lively introduction, written by the distinguished architectural historian Sir John Summerson (1904-92), gives a perspective portrait of this imaginative and influential architect. The book includes a gazetteer, a list of clients and patrons, a glossary of architectural terms, and two maps - one of Great Britain and Ireland and one of London - giving the locations of Nash's buildings.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive!, Sep 2 2011

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Talk about a book that, that talks about everything John Nash every built! Its got it all, pictures, architectural drawings, details about the building themselves etc. This book shows you the buildings that he built, which is more then I can say for many other books on the subject. Comprehensive!

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