Venice: A Sketchbook Guide by Matthew Rice Decoration from which many of these

from which many of these Black Britons had escaped

Tom uses his inheritance to enter London society and is seen surrounded by those who seek his patronage

is an embodiment of his concept of all architecture as a spectacle of which the architect is both author and spectator

and Britain’s role in the international trade in enslaved Africans

It references Sir John Soane's profound admiration for Shakespeare as the greatest literary genius in England’s history

Venice: A Sketchbook Guide by Matthew Rice Decoration from which many of theseA long time observer of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, illustrator Matthew Rice captures this most beguiling of Italian cities in Venice: A Sketchbook Guide. The book provides a wealth of information about the 'stones' of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the main building styles of the city Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern and exemplars of its balconies, bridges and campaniles. Further sections explore the