Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Sept. 11-Dec. 3, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-291) and index.
Contents:
Sponsor's preface -- President's foreword -- Exhibition organisation -- Acknowledgements and lenders to the exhibition -- Soane: the man and his circle / Gillian Darley -- Soane's spaces and the matter of fragmentation / Robin Middleton -- Soane: the royal academician and the public realm / David Watkin -- Soane's legacy / Margaret Richardson -- 'Wall, ceiling, enclosure and light': Soane's designs for domes / Christopher Woodward -- Soane: the pragmetic architect / Ptolemy Dean -- Beginnings and early training / Gillian Darley -- A Royal Academy student in architecture / Nicholas Savage -- The grand tour / Gillian Darley -- Early practice: country houses and the primitive / Ptolemy Dean -- Wimpole Hall / Christopher Woodward -- Tyringham / Margaret Richardson -- Pitzhanger Manor / Heather Ewing -- 12-14 Lincoln's Inn Fields / Helen Dorey -- Dulwich Picture Gallery / Giles Waterfield -- The Soane family tomb / Christopher Woodward -- Pell Wall / John Wibberley, Barry Clayton -- The Bank of England / Daniel Abramson -- The Processional Route / Sean Sawyer -- Freemasons' Hall / David Watkin -- The Law Courts / Sean Sawyer -- Imaginative compositions / Margaret Richardson -- Chronology -- Chronological list of Soane's building projects -- Bibliography -- Glossary --Index -- Photographic acknowledgements.
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