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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This lavishly illustrated coffee table book is clearly aimed at the numerous visitors who travel to the various Mackintosh sites in Glasgow where they will invariably find this work on sale. The book is written in self-contained chapters and does not progress in a straightforward chronological fashion but rather looks at different aspects of the life and work of Mackintosh from various viewpoints. That said, a complete reading of the book will give an excellent review of his artistic and architectural accomplishments and also an eerily emotional closeness to his personal disappointments and social difficulties. The author has chosen to write in a style which I can only describe as a 'commentary' and although initially disconcerting it does work very well. As the book is constructed in self-contained episodes some key facts are necessarily repeated but this is not a bad thing. Professor McKean is clearly on top of his subject and very sympathetic to the case for Mackintosh as an outstanding architect and this gives a nice feel to the book. A very interesting work with many fine photographs by Colin Baxter, and probably just right for the general Mackintosh enthusiast who is not a specialist on the subject. Readers should be aware, however, that this is a rather sad tale.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author, John McKean has asked me to clarify as follows:
The review by Dr R. Brandon, while much appreciated by the author, is unfortunately of a different - much bigger, more serious and I fear more expensive, book. However it appears - as does this review - under at least two different books on Amazon's website.
Unfortunately various books on Mackintosh by John McKean from two different publishers have very very similar titles - sorry!
One is a major (and highly praised) biography [Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect, Artist, Icon, using photographs by Colin Baxter and published in large hardback by Lomond Books] This is clearly the one to which Dr Brandon refers.
One is a good general introduction [grey based cover] and one a very small and attractive gift book [purple based cover], both published by Colin Baxter.
John McKean also wrote a very different Pocket Guide to Charles Rennie Mackintosh, ideal for the visitor to his works, published by Colin Baxter.
All are currently (2010) in print and these reviews have been erroneously attached to two different books.
The review by Dr R. Brandon, while much appreciated by the author, is unfortunately of a different - much bigger, more serious and I fear more expensive, book. However it appears - as does this review - under at least two different books on Amazon's website.
Unfortunately various books on Mackintosh by John McKean from two different publishers have very very similar titles - sorry!
One is a major (and highly praised) biography [Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect, Artist, Icon, using photographs by Colin Baxter and published in large hardback by Lomond Books] This is clearly the one to which Dr Brandon refers.
One is a good general introduction [grey based cover] and one a very small and attractive gift book [purple based cover], both published by Colin Baxter.
John McKean also wrote a very different Pocket Guide to Charles Rennie Mackintosh, ideal for the visitor to his works, published by Colin Baxter.
All are currently (2010) in print and these reviews have been erroneously attached to two different books.
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