Product Description

This title is a comprehensive architectural guide to Bath, England's finest Georgian city. Full of new discoveries and lively descriptions of the city's notable buildings, the book features specially taken colour illustrations throughout and numerous easy-to-use walking maps. The great set-pieces of Bath - the famous Pump Room, The Circus, Royal Crescent - are embedded in a graceful urban landscape developed by a long succession of gifted local architects. The city's Roman roots are represented by the remains of its extraordinary baths, its medieval prosperity by the splendid Abbey. Exquisite villas and terraces on the surrounding hills add further variety. For all who share an interest in the buildings of Bath, from architect to historian, tourist to armchair traveller, this is a useful work.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #114642 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 344 pages

The Georgian, Spring 2004
'A sorely needed and superbly executed book that satisfies not simply the discerning eye but the imagination too.'

Venue, April 14 2006
'...beautifully illustrated and packed with historical and architectural info...'

About the Author
Michael Forsyth is director of studies on the conservation of historic buildings course at the University of Bath.