The English Town: A History of Urban Life - Softcover

Girouard, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300063210 ISBN 13: 9780300063219

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1995

Synopsis

By looking at England's cathedral towns, Regency spas and industrial cities, and at their market squares, docks, council chambers and assembly rooms, the author traces the development of English towns through the centuries.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Long interested in the historical development of agricultural towns, cathedral cities, mill villages, and resort spas, Girouard brings to life the richness and fascination of English towns in this handsomely designed and beautifully illustrated study. While the origins and evolution of features that comprise places--the town hall, warehouses, terraces and squares, backstreets and alleys, parks, and marketplaces--are described in separate chapters, one has the sense of the whole being greater than the sum of the individual parts. Girouard's scholarship and extensive knowledge, augmented by extensive paintings, drawings, plans, and photographs, combine to create an unforgettable portrait of an endangered species: the English town.
- H. Ward Jandl, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Girouard's examination of the development of English towns combines social and architectural history.

Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0300063210
• ISBN 13: 9780300063219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340