Greenwich : an architectural history of the Royal Hospital for Seamen and the Queen's House / John Bold ; with contributions by Peter Guillery ... [and others] ; architectural graphics by Andrew Donald ; photographs by Derek Kendall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bold, John.

Contributor:

Guillery, Peter.

Donald, Andrew.

Kendall, Derek.

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

English Heritage.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Greenwich (London, England).

Buildings.

Greenwich (London, England). Queen's House.

Greenwich (London, England).

Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich.

Architecture--England--London.

Architecture.

England--London.

Physical Description:

vii, 292 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, in association with English Heritage, [2000]

Summary:

The former Royal Hospital for Seamen, the Queen's House, and Greenwich Park -- one of the most highly prized ensembles in European architecture and landscape -- today comprise the centerpiece of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. This beautifully illustrated book, based on detailed documentary work and site survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, is the first to present a thorough architectural and art historical account of the main surviving buildings of the site. New photographs of the buildings complement famous views painted by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century artists, and specially commissioned development drawings illustrate and clarify the often complex evolution of the buildings, which have not until now been well understood. In addition, an archaeological analysis illuminates the discussion of centuries of human alterations to this much-loved landscape.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [276]-282) and index.

ISBN:

0300083971

OCLC:

44469042