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John N. Summerson

One of the leading British architectural historians of the 20th century.

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British architectural historian (1904–1992)

Born 1904
Died 1992

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  • Cover of: Architecture in Britain, 1530-1830

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  • Cover of: Georgian London

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  • Cover of: The Classical Language of Architecture

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  • Cover of: The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood: A Short Account of Its History and Architecture

    First published in 1951 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Inigo Jones

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  • Cover of: John Nash: Architect to King George IV

    First published in 1935 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Sir Christopher Wren

    First published in 1953 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Heavenly Mansions and Other Essays on Architecture

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  • Cover of: Victorian Architecture in England: Four Studies in Evaluation

    First published in 1970 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Architecture in England.

    First published in 1946 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Sir John Sloane 1753 to 1837

    First published in 1952 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Concerning Architecture: Essays on Architectural Writers and Writing Presented to Nikolaus Pevsner

    First published in 1968 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Architecture of the Eighteenth Century

    First published in 1986 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The microcosm of London

    First published in 1943 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Inigo Jones: Lecture on a Master Mind, British Academy, 1964

    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Architecture of Victorian London

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: What Is a Professor of Fine Art?: An Inaugural Lecture Delivered in the University of Hull on 17 November 1960 by Sir John Summerson

    First published in 1961 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: English castles.

    First published in 1930 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Sheldonian in its time: an oration delivered to commemorate the restoration of the theatre, 16 November 1963.

    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A New Description of Sir John Soane's Museum

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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British architectural historian (1904–1992)

Born 1904
Died 1992

Subjects

Architecture, History, Architects, Neoclassicism (Architecture), Architektur, Biography, Bouwkunst, Modern Architecture, Architecture, Victorian, Architecture, great britain, Architecture, history, Buildings, structures, Victorian Architecture, Architecture, Baroque, Architecture, Modern, Baroque Architecture, Details, Histoire, Klassizismus, Manors, Microcosm of London, Pictorial works, Renaissance Architecture, Terminology, 1753-1837

Places

England, London (England), Great Britain, London, Europe, Grande-Bretagne

People

Inigo Jones (1573-1652), John Nash (1752-1835), John Soane Sir (1753-1837), Augustus Pugin (1762-1832), Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), Bramante, Christopher Wren Sir (1632-1723), Michaelangelo, Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723), Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), Vitruvius

Time

18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 17th century, 17th-18th centuries

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Alternative names

  • John Summerson
  • John Newenham, Sir Summerson
  • John N. Summerson
  • Summerson, John Sir.
  • Summerson, John Newenham, Sir
  • Summerson, John Newenham Sir
  • John Newenham Summerson
  • JOHN SUMMERSON
  • john summerson

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