The East Sussex volume of The Buildings of England covers an area ranging from the High Weald in the north of the county to the massive ridge of the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the coast. Its coastal resorts are particularly distinguished, none more so than Brighton and Hov[...]
For over sixty years Sir Nikolaus Pevsner's study of European architecture has been regarded as a seminal work which has inspired countless students of architecture around the world. In this updated, larger format edition, which also has a new and elegant design and completely new drawings, an extra[...]
Available again in paperback, this first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West. Here Nikolaus Pevsner shares his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye with readers curious [...]
One of the most widely read boks on European architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner's landmark work was first published in 1942. Through several revisions and updates during Pevsner's lifetime, it continued to be a seminal essay on the subject, and even after his death, it remains as stimulating as it was b[...]
Nikolaus Pevsners Europäische Architektur gehört seit Jahrzehnten zu den Standardwerken der Architektur-Literatur und wurde in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt. Unübertroffen in seiner klaren und anschaulichen Darstellung der Grundstrukturen aller Architektur-Epochen, zählt das Werk an vielen Univ[...]
"No one but Dr Pevsner could have packed so much information into so compact a work or illustrated it more effectively." The Times Literary Supplement[...]