London

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For well over a thousand years London was simply the square mile that had been enclosed by the Romans — the area still known as 'the City'. But during the middle ages it became the permanent capital, as well as the foremost port, of the country; and soon expanded in dramatic fashion, dwarfing all other Bridsh cities in both size and importance.
This phenomenal, and haphazard, growth is dramatically conveyed by the numerous contemporary illustrations — over 150 in all — that John Hayes has selected from the thousands of illuminations, drawings, engravings, maps, prints and photographs that were considered for this pictorial record of London's history. One can actually see the famous streets and landmarks just as they appeared in earlier centuries: Whitehall and Covent Garden in Stuart times, St. Paul's Cathedral when first rebuilt, the Georgian squares of the West End, the spectacular sweep of the Regent's Street One can see too just how the metropolis developed from century to... Tovább

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For well over a thousand years London was simply the square mile that had been enclosed by the Romans — the area still known as 'the City'. But during the middle ages it became the permanent capital, as well as the foremost port, of the country; and soon expanded in dramatic fashion, dwarfing all other Bridsh cities in both size and importance.
This phenomenal, and haphazard, growth is dramatically conveyed by the numerous contemporary illustrations — over 150 in all — that John Hayes has selected from the thousands of illuminations, drawings, engravings, maps, prints and photographs that were considered for this pictorial record of London's history. One can actually see the famous streets and landmarks just as they appeared in earlier centuries: Whitehall and Covent Garden in Stuart times, St. Paul's Cathedral when first rebuilt, the Georgian squares of the West End, the spectacular sweep of the Regent's Street One can see too just how the metropolis developed from century to century, steadily absorbing such outlying villages as Chelsea, Islington or Putney.
But this book is far more than a collection of magnificent and unfamiliar pictures. The text and illustrations have been skilfully combined to tell a continuous story, revealing both the economic causes of London's growth and its social consequences. The everyday living conditions of generations of Londoners are vividly portrayed, in all their contrasdng squalor and opulence. No one knows the pictorial records of London's past better than John Hayes, who is Assistant Keeper at the London Museum, and his book will be welcomed not only by the citizens of London and its visitors, but also by all those who are interested in the history of the world's greatest capital city.
Alan Sorrell Roman London
72 pages 42 photographs 18 reconstruction drawings
Alan Sorrell is famous for his historical reconstruction drawings. They have appeared widely in books, periodicals and television programmes, and many of the originals are displayed all over Britain in the monuments that they portray. This volume contains a lavishly reproduced collection of 18 of his reconstructions of Roman London. They include: panoramas of the city, showing its layout and fortifications; scenes of life in the streets, shops and bath-houses; exterior and interior views of such important buildings as the Temple of Mithras. Through Mr. Sorrell's eyes we see the Londoners of Roman times living, moving and going about their business. He has written a clear and stimulating text, and helpful plans and numerous photographs of Roman objects found in London have been provided. A fascinating conspectus of the early days of the city by an artist, who has perhaps done more than anyone to bring the past alive for all, who are interested in, or have to study history.
A Batsford Book
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