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Download or read book Georgian London written by John Summerson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this classic of English architectural history, John Summerson provides an account of a major building period in the history of London. Encompassing the architecture of the capital from the Great Fire of 1666 through the city's early-19th-century expansion, it explores the genesis and development of Georgian London. Summerson examines the way in which building was conditioned by social, economic and financial circumstances and discusses some of Britain's most important buildings and their architects.