Roy C. Strong

Five centuries of creation and destruction. Between the Reformation and the 19th century, countless masterpieces were destroyed in Britain. This book provides a unique pictorial record of the fate of these vanished treasures.

1 volume ; 24 cm

"For nearly half a century, Sir Roy Strong has enjoyed a high public profile in the arts world in Britain. ... In this book he recounts for the first time the story of his social origins and the roots of his life-long passion for the culture and history of England. He describes his childhood home in a suburban North London terrace, revealing himself to have been a shy solitary child of melancholy temperament, painting Elizabethan miniatures and Shakespearean set designs in his teens ..."--Book jacket.