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| Author | Hans Fransen |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | architecture |
| Genre | reference |
| Publisher | A.A. Balkema |
| Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Media type | hardcover |
| Pages | 456 |
| ISBN | 0869611232 |
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. First published in 1965 and since updated, the book is a widely recognised desk reference on the subject.
Corroborating sources include Picard, Pearse, Lewcock and Obholzer.
Examples
Notable buildings listed in the book include:
References
- 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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