The final compilation from James Lees-Milnes celebrated diaries covering the last fourteen years of his life.
James Lees-Milne Libri
James Lees-Milne fu uno scrittore e storico inglese, rinomato per il suo acuto lavoro sulle case di campagna e riconosciuto come uno dei diaristi più significativi del XX secolo. I suoi scritti, spesso rivolti a un pubblico generale, comprendevano studi architettonici, biografie e un romanzo autobiografico. Lees-Milne possedeva una profonda conoscenza del paesaggio inglese e del suo patrimonio architettonico, che permeava le sue acute osservazioni. I suoi diari, in particolare, offrono una preziosa cronaca dell'ambiente intellettuale e sociale britannico del suo tempo, conquistando infine un devoto seguito.
In eight illuminating chapters we have the history of the Eternal City-Ancient Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo-the history of the buildings themselves, and Lees-Milne's inspired description and criticism of them as architectural masterpieces.
Diaries, 1942-1954
- 512pagine
- 18 ore di lettura
The first of three abridged volumes of 'the greatest diarist of our times'
Research For Architecture
- 160pagine
- 6 ore di lettura
In this groundbreaking work, Lees-Milne explores the history and methodology of architectural research. Drawing on his years of experience as an architectural historian and preservationist, Lees-Milne provides essential insights for anyone interested in the study or practice of architecture.
This second volume of James Lees-Milne's masterly biography opens at a turning point in Harold Nicolson's life: he was miserable at the Evening Standard and disillusioned with Mosley's New Party but his move to Sissinghurst, where he and his wife would design one of the most beautiful gardens in England, offered a fresh start.