John Nash: A Complete Catalogue - Hardcover

Mansbridge, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847813088 ISBN 13: 9780847813087

Publisher: Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 1992

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

'Nash's most impressive legacy must surely be that he is one of the few architects that everyone can name. For Nash stands at the very heart of the English aesthetic experience: in a sense, his grip has never loosened...[the book's] succinct entries for 286 attributed or attributable designs, effective photography, and the author's exemplary plan drawings provide an invaluable source of reference for those who might confuse their Cumberland Terrace with their Chester Gate...[it] provides every type of reader with a first-rate introduction to its subject.' (World of Interiors)
 
'Beautifully illustrated.' (Country Landowner)

'The definitive guide.' (Period Ideas for Your Home)

About the Author:

Michael Mansbridge studied Architecture and Photography before deciding to become an architect. He worked for Howard Lobb in London, and later joined Barry Webber and Partners, also in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli Intl Pubns
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0847813088
• ISBN 13: 9780847813087
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1