Author: Gregory Claeys
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040244742
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
In the period 1700-1850, the history of utopian thought cast light on ideas of property-holding, community, and social and political reform movements, including those for the extension of rights to slaves, women and animals. This text includes some of the best-known tracts of the period.
Modern British Utopias, 1700-1850 Vol 3
Author: Gregory Claeys
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040244742
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
In the period 1700-1850, the history of utopian thought cast light on ideas of property-holding, community, and social and political reform movements, including those for the extension of rights to slaves, women and animals. This text includes some of the best-known tracts of the period.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040244742
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
In the period 1700-1850, the history of utopian thought cast light on ideas of property-holding, community, and social and political reform movements, including those for the extension of rights to slaves, women and animals. This text includes some of the best-known tracts of the period.
Chamber's Biographical Dictionary
Chambers's Biographical Dictionary
Author: David Patrick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Books for All
Author: Providence Public Library (R.I.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Chatsworth
Author: Alan Titchmarsh
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473596343
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Discover Jane Austen's real-life inspiration for Darcy's Pemberley. Follow Alan into Chatsworth's irresistible world of visionaries, pioneers, heroes, villains and English eccentrics, and celebrate the men and women who have shaped the history of the estate over five centuries. With his passionate knowledge of both the house and gardens, as well as his long-established relationship with the Cavendish family, Alan is the perfect guide with whom to explore the Palace of the Peaks. Featuring stunning, specially commissioned photography of the gardens and parkland, alongside long-forgotten images and memorabilia newly unearthed in the estate archives, this vivid companion, crowded with character and colour, is a book to treasure and revisit over and over again.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473596343
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Discover Jane Austen's real-life inspiration for Darcy's Pemberley. Follow Alan into Chatsworth's irresistible world of visionaries, pioneers, heroes, villains and English eccentrics, and celebrate the men and women who have shaped the history of the estate over five centuries. With his passionate knowledge of both the house and gardens, as well as his long-established relationship with the Cavendish family, Alan is the perfect guide with whom to explore the Palace of the Peaks. Featuring stunning, specially commissioned photography of the gardens and parkland, alongside long-forgotten images and memorabilia newly unearthed in the estate archives, this vivid companion, crowded with character and colour, is a book to treasure and revisit over and over again.
Letters
History of England from the Restoration to the Revolution
Author: James Davies (of Southport.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The History of Gauged Brickwork
Author: Gerard Lynch
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136357610
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to inform conservation and restoration decisions. The book uses case studies from England, Ireland and the US to illustrate the use of different materials and techniques on buildings ranging in age. Written by Dr. Gerard Lynch, the leading authority in this subject area, this book will be of particular interest to architectural historians, architects working on historic buildings and building conservators.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136357610
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to inform conservation and restoration decisions. The book uses case studies from England, Ireland and the US to illustrate the use of different materials and techniques on buildings ranging in age. Written by Dr. Gerard Lynch, the leading authority in this subject area, this book will be of particular interest to architectural historians, architects working on historic buildings and building conservators.
England
Author: Johann Wilhelm von Archenholtz
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 0761862919
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
J. W. von Archenholtz’s England is a political and sociological description of Great Britain during the second half of the 18th century. Based primarily on Archenholtz’s firsthand observations from 1769 to 1779, England looks with precision and anecdotal detail at the behavior of Britons of all ranks. Never without an attitude, Archenholtz conveys a wide range of topics from debates in the House of Commons to the garb of serving women. Whether describing the newly formed militia or the shenanigans of James Graham and his “celestial bed,” he provides a focused, point-driven account that will inform history enthusiasts.
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 0761862919
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
J. W. von Archenholtz’s England is a political and sociological description of Great Britain during the second half of the 18th century. Based primarily on Archenholtz’s firsthand observations from 1769 to 1779, England looks with precision and anecdotal detail at the behavior of Britons of all ranks. Never without an attitude, Archenholtz conveys a wide range of topics from debates in the House of Commons to the garb of serving women. Whether describing the newly formed militia or the shenanigans of James Graham and his “celestial bed,” he provides a focused, point-driven account that will inform history enthusiasts.