The Spirit of Britain: A Narrative History of the Arts

by Roy Strong

First printing, light wear to the sleeved dust jacket, a little dust marking to the top edge and bookseller's pencil marks. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.

Genres: History, Art, Nonfiction, Art History

360 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Sir Roy Colin Strong FRSL (23 August 1935 - ) is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer.

He has been director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He was knighted in 1983.

Reviews

[Christina Dudley]

Let's get real. I did not actually READ this enormous book, beyond the first three chapters and skimming later bits. But I then looked at the many gorgeous illustrations and read the captions. This would be a great reference book to have around. Would love it if someone would make it into a ten-part docuseries!

[Monica]

I was introduced to Roy Strong's work by a wonderful little inspiring book he wrote called "Small Period Gardens" which inspired me to visit nurseries and get out my shovel thousands of times.. I probably jumped when I saw this reasonably priced at The Strand . I say books and plants are my only vices, they're probably not, but they are my most deep-seated.