Men from the ministry : how Britain saved its heritage
Thurley, Simon, 1962-2013
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Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amasssed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. This book explains why the extraordinary collecting frenzy took place.
Main title:
Men from the ministry : how Britain saved its heritage / Simon Thurley.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]©2013
Collation:
viii, 294 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300195729 (hbk)
Dewey class:
363.690941363.690941 THU363.6909
Language:
English
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BRN:
2104521