The final compilation from James Lees-Milnes celebrated diaries covering the last fourteen years of his life.
James Lees-Milne Livres
James Lees-Milne fut un écrivain et historien anglais, réputé pour son travail perspicace sur les demeures de campagne et reconnu comme l'un des diaristes les plus importants du XXe siècle. Ses écrits, souvent destinés à un large public, comprenaient des études architecturales, des biographies et un roman autobiographique. Lees-Milne possédait une profonde compréhension du paysage anglais et de son patrimoine architectural, qui imprégnait ses observations pénétrantes. Ses journaux intimes, en particulier, offrent une précieuse chronique du milieu intellectuel et social britannique de son époque, finissant par gagner un public dévoué.
In eight illuminating chapters we have the history of the Eternal City-Ancient Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo-the history of the buildings themselves, and Lees-Milne's inspired description and criticism of them as architectural masterpieces.
Diaries, 1942-1954
- 512pages
- 18 heures de lecture
The first of three abridged volumes of 'the greatest diarist of our times'
Research For Architecture
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
In this groundbreaking work, Lees-Milne explores the history and methodology of architectural research. Drawing on his years of experience as an architectural historian and preservationist, Lees-Milne provides essential insights for anyone interested in the study or practice of architecture.
This second volume of James Lees-Milne's masterly biography opens at a turning point in Harold Nicolson's life: he was miserable at the Evening Standard and disillusioned with Mosley's New Party but his move to Sissinghurst, where he and his wife would design one of the most beautiful gardens in England, offered a fresh start.