In this stimulating addition to the studies of British architecture Robert Macleod seeks to place Charles Rennie Mackintosh within the context of his time and to show how Mackintosh holds his place as one the the greatest of British architects.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect and Artist demonstrates how Mackintosh the architect was inseparable from Mackintosh the artist. When he designed a house he provided not only the structure but also the furniture and fittings, all receiving the same careful scrutiny because they were intrinsically equally important 'Modern architecture, to be real, must not be a mere envelope without contents.' The book concentrates on his major design work carried out between 1896 and 1909, but also looks at his later work, in particular the paintings which continued in a different medium the explorations of a lifetime.

This book, first published in 1968, the centenary of Mackintosh's birth, has long been unavailable, but demand for it has grown with its recognition as a classic in its field. Robert Macleod has drawn on recent studies and research to extend and amplify his original text, and the book has been redesigned to add new illustrations, with most of the colour photographs specially commissioned for this new edition. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect and Artist re-establishes Robert Macleod's work as the definitive book on the subject - the ideal introduction to the works and the life of a remarkable man.

-1983 edition