Hidden Cape Town - Paul Duncan (Hardcover)
Description
A unique look ‘inside’ 30 of Cape Town’s most notable buildings. If you have ever wondered what lies behind an interesting façade, or wished you could peek behind a closed door, Hidden Cape Town is the book for you. The author and photographer have collaborated to reveal the artworks and architectural secrets that lie behind the doors of some well-known, and lesser known, landmark buildings in and around the ‘Mother City’. These buildings are part of our collective heritage, reflecting the myriad cultural influences that have shaped our country.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9781432307936
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 31 Dec 2017
- Content Source
- South African
- Supply Source
- South Africa
Book
- Binding
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 232
- Dimensions
- 260 x 250 x 15mm (1.52kg)
Summary
Now revised, this book takes a unique look 'inside' 29 of Cape
Town's most notable buildings. If you have ever wondered what lies
behind an interesting facade, or wished you could peek behind a
closed door, Hidden Cape Town is the book for you. The author and
photographer have collaborated to reveal the artworks and
architectural secrets that lie behind the doors of some wellknown,
and lesser known, landmark buildings in and around the 'Mother
City'. These buildings are part of our collective heritage,
reflecting the myriad cultural influences that have shaped our
country. These 'hidden' interiors include the Sendinggestig Museum,
South African National Library, City Hall, Palm Tree Mosque,
Welgelegen, the Royal Observatory, Bertram House, the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral of St George, Groote Schuur, the Old Synagogue
and the officer's mess of the Cape Town Rifles ('The Dukes').
Classification
- General Subject
- Architecture
- BISAC Subject 1
- Architecture / History / General
- BISAC Subject 2
- Non-Classifiable
- BIC Classification 1
- Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc
- BIC Classification 2
- Residential buildings, domestic buildings
- BIC Classification 3
- History of architecture
- BIC Classification 4
- Architectural structure & design
- Library Subject 1
- Historic buildings - South Africa - Cape Town
- Library Subject 2
- Cape Town (South Africa) - Buildings, structures, etc
- Library Subject 3
- Interior architecture - South Africa - Cape Town
- Dewey Classification
- 729.0968
Author Bio
Paul Duncan is a former editorial director at Conde Nast
Independent Magazines and former editor of Conde Nast's House &
Garden (South Africa). Paul was educated in Cape Town and at the
University of Edinburgh, where he received an MA (Hons) degree in
Fine Arts. His career has included a stint as a speechwriter and
researcher to the chairman of the London-based Royal Fine Art
Commission. His published books include two collections of South
African interiors: Down South and Down South Two, and Style Icons.
Alain Proust was born and educated in France, but has spent his
working life in Cape Town. Photography is both his business and his
passion. His work can be seen in over 20 books, including Colonial
Houses of South Africa, A Portrait of Cape Town, Everyday Cape
Malay Cooking, Groote Schuur: great granary to stately home and
Nederburg: the first two hundred years.