Melbourne Churches & Schools Sketchbook
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
A love letter rendered in ink and line, Melbourne Churches & Schools Sketchbook captures the architectural soul of one of Australia's most historically rich cities through the accomplished hand of illustrator Arno Roger-Genersh. Each page presents a meticulous pencil or pen sketch of Melbourne's most distinguished ecclesiastical and educational buildings, chronicling the city's built heritage across styles ranging from Victorian Gothic grandeur to Federation-era craftsmanship, accompanied by evocative text that grounds every image in its historical and cultural context. Brian Carroll's written contributions transform the sketchbook into a rich documentary record, arguing that Melbourne's churches and schools are not merely functional structures but living monuments to the ambitions and values of a young colony striving toward civilisation. Together, Roger-Genersh and Carroll produce a work of uncommon elegance — part art book, part local history — that will leave architecture enthusiasts and Melbourne devotees alike wondering how many of these storied facades they may have walked past without truly seeing.
Author: Arno Roger-Genersh / Brian Carroll
Format: Hardback
Genre: Architecture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
A love letter rendered in ink and line, Melbourne Churches & Schools Sketchbook captures the architectural soul of one of Australia's most historically rich cities through the accomplished hand of illustrator Arno Roger-Genersh. Each page presents a meticulous pencil or pen sketch of Melbourne's most distinguished ecclesiastical and educational buildings, chronicling the city's built heritage across styles ranging from Victorian Gothic grandeur to Federation-era craftsmanship, accompanied by evocative text that grounds every image in its historical and cultural context. Brian Carroll's written contributions transform the sketchbook into a rich documentary record, arguing that Melbourne's churches and schools are not merely functional structures but living monuments to the ambitions and values of a young colony striving toward civilisation. Together, Roger-Genersh and Carroll produce a work of uncommon elegance — part art book, part local history — that will leave architecture enthusiasts and Melbourne devotees alike wondering how many of these storied facades they may have walked past without truly seeing.