Colin McEcedy Allen Lane, £25.00 Alexandria. Athens. Babylon. Carthage. Constantinople. Jerusalem. Colin McEvedy’s contents page reads like a roll-call of some of the greatest centres of civilisation in the ancient world. This stunning compendium – a lifetime labour of love for McEvedy, who died in 2005 – catalogues 120 Classical cities across Europe, North Africa, […]
Issue 51
Book review: Corrugated Iron Buildings
Nick Thomson Shire Books, £6.99 Corrugated iron may not be seen as a glamorous building material today, but it was once so fashionable that Prince Albert commissioned a metal ballroom for Balmoral Castle. In CWA 28 we explored how this lightweight but durable material evolved to meet the demands of the Industrial Revolution, roofing warehouses, […]
Denmark: National Museum
We travel from all over the country to visit a special exhibition at the British Museum in London, or even hop across the Channel to Paris and Brussels. The journey to Copenhagen is not that much more of a stretch, and it is certainly worth the trip to visit the fabulous National Museum of Denmark, […]