Beschreibung:
The first full-scale biography of Robert Willis, the "founding father" of architectural history.
IntroductionLondon and the Early YearsCambridge and Scientific Work to 1841Remarks on the Architecture of the Middle Ages and the Membrological ApproachEvidence and its Uses in Architectural HistoryThe Cathedral Studies: 'Landmarks' of Architectural HistoryPublic Scientist, Private ManThe Practice of Architecture: Willis as designer, arbiter and influence'Architectural and Social History': Canterbury and CambridgeAppendix: Willis on Restoration