The Empress and the Architect: British Architecture and Gardens at the Court of Catherine the Great
Book Details
Author(s)Dimitri Shvidkovsky
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN / ASIN0300065647
ISBN-139780300065640
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,552,136
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Weaving together the biographies of the Scottish architect Charles Cameron and Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, this work focuses mainly on the story of Cameron's creation, in the late-18th century, of the extravagant architectural setting for Catherine's court near St Petersburg.
