The Old Buildings of the Cape is a book by Hans Fransen, subtitled in its latest edition A survey of extant architecture from before c. 1910 in the area of Cape Town–Calvinia–Colesberg–Uitenhage. It lists extant and lost buildings and structures in the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] First published in 1965 and since updated, the book is a widely recognised desk reference on the subject.
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| Author | Hans Fransen |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | architecture |
| Genre | reference |
| Publisher | A.A. Balkema |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Media type | hardcover |
| Pages | 456 |
| ISBN | 0869611232 |
Corroborating sources include Picard,[2] Pearse,[3] Lewcock[4] and Obholzer.[5]
Examples
editNotable buildings listed in the book include:
References
edit- ^ Fransen, Hans; Mary Alexander Cook (2004). A Guide to the Old Buildings of the Cape. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 1-86842-191-0.
- ^ Picard, Hymen W. J. (1968). Gentleman's Walk: The Romantic Story of Cape Town's Oldest Streets, Lanes and Squares. Cape Town: Struik.
- ^ Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1933). Eighteenth Century Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: A. A. Balkema.
- ^ Lewcock, Ronald (1963). Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: A. A. Balkema.
- ^ A. M. Obholzer; M. Baraitser & W.D. Malherbe (1985). W.D. Malherbe, N. Beyers & H. Fransen (ed.). The Cape House and its Interior. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum. ISBN 0-620-04259-1.
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