Main entry:

Cooke, Robert, Sir, 1930-1987.

Title & Author:

The Palace of Westminster : Houses of Parliament / Sir Robert Cooke.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Burton Skira, ©1987.

Description:

431 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-422) and index.
Foreword by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher M.P. -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A royal residence -- Royal home of Parliament -- The great conflagration -- Triumph in the Lords -- Tribulation in the commons : hang the architect -- The building stands, a great fact -- Palace of the arts (paintings, mosaic, sculpture, stained glass) -- Palace of the arts (metalwork, titles, wallpaper) -- The twentieth century (Except the Lord build the House)

Summary:

Traces the history of Britain's Parliament buildings, recounts restoration projects, and looks at specific rooms, architectural details and furnishings.

ISBN:

2882490143
9782882490148
0333459237
9780333459232

Subject:

Westminster Palace (London, England)
Westminster Palace (Londres, Angleterre)
Public buildings Great Britain.
Bâtiments publics Grande-Bretagne.
Public buildings
Great Britain
London Westminster (London Borough) Government buildings, Palace of Westminster to 1986

Holdings:

Location: Library main 34996
Call No.: ID:88-B6372
Status: Available