
How to Read Scottish Buildings
Daniel MacCannell(Author)
Birlinn Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 7. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-78027-118-7 (ISBN)
Description
Scotland has a huge and diverse amount of built heritage. Yet most writing about this fascinating subject is overly technical - an alphabet soup of L-plans, Z-plans and bartizans. How to Read Scottish Buildings is a unique, informative and refreshing companion to Scottish architecture that dispenses with jargon to enable us to appreciate Scottish buildings with regard to their ages, styles, influences, and functions, as well as the messages that their builders, owners and occupants intended them to convey. Readers will be able to answer for themselves a whole host of questions about function, style, age and building techniques that will make a visit to any historic Scottish building a rewarding and enriching experience.
Reviews / Votes
'Once you have studied this handbook you will spend quite a lot of time looking upwards' - Scottish Home & CountryMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Illustrations
Plates, color
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78027-118-7 (9781780271187)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Daniel MacCannell, a graduate of Aberdeen University and UCLA Film School, is a widely published non-fiction writer. He is the author of How To Read Scottish Buildings and Oxford: Mapping the City.