Rice’s Architectural Primer - Matthew Rice
This beautifully produced and idiosyncratic gift book will make a wonderfully original gift for any fan of architecture or history. Full of wit, charm and personality, the author sets out to cover the grammar and vocabulary of British buildings, explaining the evolution of styles from Norman castles to Norman Foster.
As you delve deep into the world of volutes, hood moulds, lobed architraves and bucrania, you will soon be able to leave a cathedral or country house with as much to talk about as a film or play!