A Guide to the Old Buildings of the Cape

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.

AuthorHans Fransen
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
Subjectarchitecture
Genrereference
PublisherA.A. Balkema
Publication date
1980
Media typehardcover
Pages456
ISBN0869611232

Corroborating sources include Picard,[2] Pearse,[3] Lewcock[4] and Obholzer.[5]

Examples

Notable buildings listed in the book include:

References
  1. 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.
  2. Picard, Hymen W. J. (1968). Gentleman's Walk: The Romantic Story of Cape Town's Oldest Streets, Lanes and Squares. Cape Town: Struik.
  3. Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1933). Eighteenth Century Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: A. A. Balkema.
  4. Lewcock, Ronald (1963). Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: A. A. Balkema.
  5. A. M. Obholzer; M. Baraitser & W.D. Malherbe. 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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