Capital designs : Australia House and visions of an imperial London / Eileen Chanin.
Capital designs : Australia House and visions of an imperial London / Eileen Chanin.
Capital designs : Australia House and visions of an imperial London / Eileen Chanin.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2018.
Call Numbers
H 2019/1186
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xix, 416 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2018.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book relates the untold story of how Australia’s first diplomatic mission was conceived, designed and built. Commenced in 1913, Australia House was opened in 1918 while the Great War still raged. Being London’s first purpose-built Dominion embassy building, it defined London as an Imperial capital. It is a story of ambitions and achievements...
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Full title
Capital designs : Australia House and visions of an imperial London / Eileen Chanin.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
"Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales"--Front cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2019/1186
Record Identifier
74VKVyeAvPpb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVyeAvPpb
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ISBN
9781925801316 paperback
DDC
725.1709421
MMS ID
991024236310502626
