Posts Tagged ‘ Buildings of England ’
On the Bibliography page of my website I have used – with the kind permission of the artist, Gerald Nason – a marvellous drawing of Pevsner, composer of The Buildings of England, which is itself composed of a multitude of the buildings. (Click on the image to see it reproduced at a size where you [ READ MORE ]
When Pevsner was touring the factories of Birmingham in the 1930s, pursuing his researches into industrial design, he was entertained lavishly by one managing director who may have believed him to be a man of influence. The director addressed his guest bonhomously, as “my lad” and fed him chicken and and Riesling – ’1929 Wurzgarten – they [ READ MORE ]
Christmas Eve is traditionally the focus of a German Christmas, with the dressing of the Christmas tree, the opening of the presents and the evening feast. For Pevsner, however, Christmas Eve was rarely a high point in his youth. His family, as non-observant Jews, did mark the festival. ‘Extremely opulent presents [ READ MORE ]
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