Product Description

A new biography of the first and greatest of the English Renaissance architects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1694504 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 412 pages

Review
'Leapman's narrative is nicely poised' -- Independent 20030807 'Michael Leapman has produced a comprehensive biography, researched with energy and open-mindedness, accompanied by well-chosen pictures' -- TLS 20031205 'Leapman has written a readable, workmanlike life of a grouchy courtier who just happened to be a brilliant artist' -- Daily Telegraph 20030802 'As an evocation of Jones's life and times, his book is compelling' -- Daily Mail 20030808 'Written with clarity and verve...' -- Independent 20031130

From the Publisher
Inigo Jones was an unlikely candidate to change the landscape of British style and design, yet this self–taught son of a cloth worker was to bring classicism to England. His surviving buildings, including the Banqueting House in Whitehall and the Queen’s House at Greenwich, remain testaments to his genius. As well as the King’s Surveyor, Inigo was also a bold traveler, innovative theatrical designer, influential advisor to James I and Charles I, and friend of some of the most famous figures of the day. Yet Inigo was ultimately a victim of his turbulent times. In this major new biography, Michael Leapman paints a vivid portrait of a quarrelsome, inspired, and troubled genius, and of an extraordinary period of English history. Michael Leapman is an award–winning author and journalist and editor of THE TIMES “Diary.”

About the Author
Michael Leapman is a journalist who writes regularly on gardening for the Sunday Telegraph, The Economist, the Mail on Sunday and Gardens Illustrated. He also contributes to The Times media page. A former editor of the Times Diary, he also worked for the paper in New York. He is a keen gardener with an allotment in Brixton.