London

Klappentext A fascinating illustrated six-volume account, published 1841-4, of what was then the greatest city in the world. Zusammenfassung Charles Knight's six-volume work on London, published 1841–4, relies on the skills of eminent artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life. Arranged thematically rather than chronologically or geographically, this is a fascinating account of what was then the greatest city in the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 76. Beer; 77. Banks; 78. The Fleet Prison; 79. Fleet marriages; 80.-84. Westminster Abbey; 85. Old London rogueries; 86. London burials; 87. London fires; 88. Billingsgate; 89. London churches at the end of the fourteenth century; 90. Sketches of the history of crime and police in London; 91. Old St Paul's; 92. Old St Paul's (cont.); 93. Somerset House; 94. The Old Bailey; 95. Public refreshment; 96. New St Paul's; 97. New St Paul's (cont.); 98. Inns of Court; 99. Inns of Court (cont.); 100. The Reading Room of the British Museum.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Knight
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2014
• EAN: 9781108073974
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07397-4
• No. of pages: 426
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories