| Essex Contributor(s): Bettley, James (Author), Pevsner, Nikolaus (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300116144 ISBN-13: 9780300116144 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2007 Annotation: Essex, one the largest counties of England, stretches from the suburban fringes of East London to the fishing and sailing ports of Harwich and Maldon and the famous seaside resorts of Clacton, Frinton, and Southend. Its buildings encompass rich Roman survivals, powerful Norman architecture, and the remains of major Tudor and Jacobean country houses. Essex is first and foremost a county famed for its timber buildings, from the eleventh-century church at Greensted to the early and mighty barns at Cressing Temple, and a wealth of timber-framed medieval houses. Later periods have also made their contribution, from Georgian town houses to Victorian and Edwardian industrial and civic buildings, and from important exemplars of early Modern Movement architecture to the major monument of High Tech at Stansted Airport. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: 720.942 |
| Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides |
| Physical Information: 1.91" H x 5.02" W x 8.7" (2.35 lbs) 939 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: Essex, one the largest counties of England, stretches from the suburban fringes of East London to the fishing and sailing ports of Harwich and Maldon and the famous seaside resorts of Clacton, Frinton, and Southend. Its buildings encompass rich Roman survivals, powerful Norman architecture, and the remains of major Tudor and Jacobean country houses. Essex is first and foremost a county famed for its timber buildings, from the eleventh-century church at Greensted to the early and mighty barns at Cressing Temple, and a wealth of timber-framed medieval houses. Later periods have also made their contribution, from Georgian town houses to Victorian and Edwardian industrial and civic buildings, and from important exemplars of early Modern Movement architecture to the major monument of High Tech at Stansted Airport. |