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The Quality of Leicester: A Journey Through History and Architecture
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Description
Over 500 images taken by a team of local and award-winning photographers capture Leicester’s human environment and character displayed in its buildings, streets and spaces. Divided into five distinct sections, the book draws attention to the city’s origins and Medieval era, Tudor and Georgian periods, the Victorian and Edwardian boroughs, 20th Century and modern Leicester.
The author, Michael Taylor, is a town planner and specialist in the conservation of the built historic environment. He worked for many years for Leicester City Council and was the council’s Senior Building Conservation Officer. In this role he was the author of the first The Quality of Leicester and a revised version published in 1997.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
3
Number of Pages:
350
Release Date:
2016-11-28
Publication Date:
2016-11-28
Publisher:
Leicester Arts and Museum Service
Languages:
Published:
English,
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0956922120
Weight:
1039 g
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