British Architectural Books and Writers: 1556-1785

This account of architectural books printed in Britain will be indispensable for architectural historians, librarians and booksellers, and of great interest to historians of culture, society, the book trade and relationships with continental Europe. In addition to substantial general essays there are articles on 220 authors, their interests and their purpose in writing, each followed by full bibliographical descriptions of their books, amounting to some four hundred titles. Finally, there is a chronolgical list of all English architectural books and editions published during the period and an extensive name, place and subject index.Eileen Harris is the author of 'British Architectural Books and Writers: 1556-1785', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521385510 and ISBN 0521385512.