Richard Phené Spiers
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Richard Phené Spiers
Biography
Phené Spiers was educated in the engineering department of
In 1871, after he had worked in the offices of Sir
His works include new edition of James Fergusson's History of Architecture[2] and the further volumes on Indian and Eastern art; Architectural Drawing;[3] The Architecture of Greece and Rome (jointly with W. J. Anderson);[4][5] The Mosque at Damascus; and the articles on Persian and Roman architecture in Dr. Russell Sturgis's Dictionary of Architecture, besides an edition of Pugin's Normandy. The position to which his erudition and ability entitled him was fully recognized in other countries as well as his own, as is shown by his election to membership of many foreign societies in France, Spain and America.
Selected publications
- Architectural Drawing. 1892.
- "The Great Mosque of Damascus" (PDF). Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 29 (4): 282–299. 1897.
- Architecture East and West. 1905.
- with William J. Anderson: The Architecture of Greece & Rome (2nd ed.). 1907. (1st edition, 1902)
References
- ^ "Spiers, Richard Phené". SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Content).
- JSTOR 25189005.
- ^ "Spiers, R. Phené". Who's Who: 1295–1296. 1903.
- ^ "Anderson, William J." Dictionary of Art Historians (art historians.info).
- ^ "William James Anderson". Lehman College Art Gallery/CUNY (lehman.edu).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Spiers, Richard Phené". Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). 1922.
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