John Nash (1752-1835) was the most successful and fashionable architect of his time. Architect, town-planner, landscape designer, bridge-builder, engineer and entrepreneur, Nash outlived his principal patron, George IV, by five years. After a disheartening start, when his first speculative buildings in Bloomsbury failed and left him bankrupt, Nash moved to Wales to rebuild his career, eventually returning to London in 1796. He had made a remarkable recovery and went on to become the most successful and fashionable architect of the period. His buildings reflect a variety of styles, including neo-classical, Tudor and Gothic, with a strong emphasis on the Picturesque. His Metropolitan Improvements - Regent's Park, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square - were the most comprehensive developments ever carried out in London, even until recent times. This fully illustrated comprehensive survey of Nash's works includes all of his known and attributed works. Michael Mansbridge's superb photographs of Nash's extant buildings show Nash's architecture as never before and are complemented by contemporary views and old photographs of demolished buildings, as well as original sketches of designs never executed. The illustrations are accompanied by catalogue entries giving general information about the buildings, their settings and their original owners. In all, nearly 300 projects are discussed. Each entry has its own bibliography and many have plans. The lively introduction, written by the distinguished architectural historian Sir John Summerson (1904-92), gives a perspective portrait of this imaginative and influential architect. The book includes a gazetteer, a list of clients and patrons, a glossary of architectural terms, and two maps - one of Great Britain and Ireland and one of London - giving the locations of Nash's buildings.
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Mansbridge has compiled an extensive inventory of buildings, bridges, and monuments designed and executed by Nash, whose career is highlighted by his work at Regent's Park, Regent Street, and Trafalgar Square. John Summerson, who wrote the introduction, adds that the list is too generous, for it includes many Nash-like buildings. Nonetheless, the catalog is filled with clear, detailed photographs of Nash's existing buildings and projects and sketches or drawings of those projected, destroyed, or unrealized. The catalog is arranged by the building's date of completion, and each listing includes a brief summary of the project and its significance. A brief biographical summary of the life and career of Nash, an alphabetical index of clients and patrons, a gazetteer and map listing the location of existing works, and a glossary of architectural terms are also included. A delightful addition to any collection.
- Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Michael Mansbridge studied architecture and photography before deciding to become an architect. He worked for Howard Lobb and later joined Berry Webber and Partners before resigning his partnership to concentrate on recording the works of Nash. During the last twelve years of his life, he had visited and photographed all the sites at which Nash worked. Sir John Summerson was the author of many books on architecture, including two biographies of John Nash. In 1945 he became Curator of Sir John Soane's Museum, London, a post he held until his retirement in 1984. He has been Slade Professor of Fine Art at both Oxford and Cambridge and in 1975 he was awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.
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Talk about a book that, that talks about everything John Nash every built! Its got it all, pictures, architectural drawings, details about the building themselves etc. This book shows you the buildings that he built, which is more then I can say for many other books on the subject. Comprehensive!
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