Sir John Soane's Museum / [presented by] Sir John Summerson.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Summerson, John, 1904-1992, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sir John Soane's Museum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (22 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1979.

Summary:

On the first Saturday of every month, the late Sir John Summerson himself used to conduct visitors round Sir John Soane's Museum, the museum over which he lovingly presided as curator for over three decades. This talk is an edited version of one of his guided tours, with photographs specially taken by John Donat, Britain's number one architectural photographer. Sir John Summerson is the author of definitive books on Soane, John Nash, Wren, Georgian London, and architecture in Britain. He was awarded Britain's Royal Gold Medal for services to architecture in 1976. In addition, in Nash's London he discusses Nash's influence on the London we know today.

Contents:

Section Through Museum. 1827

Numbers 12, 13 & 14 Lincoln's Inn Fields

Ground Floor Plan Of Numbers 12, 13 & 14 Lincoln's Inn Fields (The Museum Is Outlined In Black)

Portrait Of Soane Aged 75 By Sir Thomas Lawrence

Soane Water-Colour Of The Bank Of England

The Dining-Room & Library Looking Towards Lincoln's Inn Field End

Dining-Room/Library. Detail

Dining-Room. Looking Towards Study & Monument Court

Study. Looking Towards Monument Court

Dressing-Room. Ceiling Lantern

Picture Room With Hogarths & Piranesis

Picture Room With First Panels Open

Picture Room With Second Panels Open. Overlooking Monk's Court

Monk's Court Seen From Picture Room

Monk's Parlour Below Picture Room

Dome. Looking Towards Colonnade

Seti's Sarcophagus Seen From Dome

Breakfast Room

Breakfast Room. Ceiling Lantern

Breakfast Room. Detail

Breakfast Room. Looking Towards Dining-Room.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 19, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.