The Wyatts, an architectural dynasty ; with a foreword by Woodrow Wyatt
1979, 1st edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389523
ISBN: 0198173407
Physical description: xx, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes: Illus. incl. col. plates and folding genealog. table. Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index.
Contents: The rise of the Wyatts -- Samuel Wyatt (1737-1807), 'the wonder-working chip' -- James Wyatt (1746-1813), 'Wyatt, the destroyer' -- The struggle for succession -- Sir Jeffry Wyatville (1766-1840) and Lewis Wyatt (1777-1853) -- Carvers, sculptors, and painters -- Eminent and other Victorians -- The significance of the Wyatts -- Catalogue of works -- Genealogical table. Subjects: Wyatt family (English architects, painters, and sculptors, active 18th and 19th centuries); Architects Great Britain; Biography; Architecture, Modern 18th century; Artists; Inventors; Great Britain; England : architecture : nineteenth century.
Price: €65.00