McKellar (history of art, U. of London) details the post-Fire building boom and speculative developers that transformed the city from a tight warren of medieval timber-framed buildings into a vastly expanded and regularized landscape of brick houses laid out in squares and spacious streets. Concentrating on the mass-produced houses of the middling poor, she offers information on working practices, the role of craftsmen, and the design thinking that led to the creation of a new prototype for English housing.
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McKellar (history of art, U. of London) details the post-Fire building boom and speculative developers that transformed the city from a tight warren of medieval timber-framed buildings into a vastly expanded and regularized landscape of brick houses laid out in squares and spacious streets. Concentrating on the mass-produced houses of the middling poor, she offers information on working practices, the role of craftsmen, and the design thinking that led to the creation of a new prototype for English housing.
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Add this copy of The Birth of Modern London: the Development and Design to cart. $28.09, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Manchester University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 9780719040764.
Add this copy of The Birth of Modern London: the Development and Design to cart. $77.93, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Manchester University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 9780719040764.
Add this copy of The Birth of Modern London the Development and Design to cart. $107.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book Trader rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Manchester University Press.
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Very Good. 0719040760. A piece of the jacket from the front flap to about an inch into the cover has been torn off total loss around 3 inches long and 1/4th of an inch deep. Otherwise book is clean and unmarked.; Studies In Design; 9.5 X 6.7 X 0.7 inches; 240 pages.
Add this copy of The Birth of Modern London: the Development and Design to cart. $163.56, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Manchester University Press.
