Kerry Downes
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- Teokset
- 15
- Jäseniä
- 293
- Suosituimmuussija
- #79,900
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.8
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 27
In assessing Wren’s architectural achievements, there are few better guides than Downes, a longtime architectural historian and the author of several books on the architect. Taken from the entry he wrote on Wren for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, it is a good overview of his life and achievements. While it suffers from the absence of images of the buildings Downes describes, it offers a well rounded assessment of Wren’s accomplishments, one that does not overlook his scientific work as all too many other studies tend to do. For anyone seeking an introduction to the man and his achievements, this is the book to read.… (lisätietoja)