207 pp, small 4to (10 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0356079082 Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, floor plans, elevations, reproductions. "(A)n architectural history of the palaces and houses in which British mon archs have lived from Anglo-Saxon times to the beginning of this century....describes the royal residences of these islands as a whole in chronological sequence. In additional to extant palaces the author describes many others which were built a n d no longer exist such as medieval Clarendon and Woodstock, Henry VIII's Whitehall and Nonsuch, Charles II's Winchester, George III's Kew and George IV's Carlton House. Just as fascinating are the unexecuted designs - Inigo Jones's and Wren's gr an di o se projects for Whitehall, Vanbrugh's Kensington and Chambers's Richmond. In describing these John Martin Robinson adds enormously to the scope and interest of this book. Vanished buildings have a special romance of their own and in th e ca se of ro yal residences many were of greater architectural value than those which still remain. Concentrating on the architecture of all Britain's palaces, the author also relates their development to changes in the requirements of the monarc h, cou rt and ro yal household. He shows how the buildings of each ruler not only reflected their needs but also the character and image of their reigns. The text is complemented by a fascinating selection of photographs and plans, some never pu bli shed bef ore and others commissioned especially for this book. The pictures are of particular historical interest in themselves, since included are many early photographs of buildings such as Wren's Winchester Palace, the Horseshoe Cloisters at Win dsor befo re t heir restoration by Sir Gilbert Scott and Osborne House before the addition of the Durbar Wing. (This) is a book which appeals to the general reader and the architectural historian. It is gracefully written with a text of enor mous value to a nyone inte rested in the British monarchs and the buildings in which they lived." Book slightly cocked, Dust jacket has slight fading to spine color, light wrinkling at top edge. Very Good/Very Good

MEDIEVAL MIDDLE AGES TUDOR ELIZABETHAN JACOBEAN STUART RESTORATION HOVERIANS