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The End of Pevsner’s Architectural Guides

The End of Pevsner’s Architectural Guides

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Bramall Hall, England. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Nikolaus Pevsner’s Buildings of England started as a one-man enterprise, with his wife driving him around the countryside to document notable works of…

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