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The following publications on Alexander 'Greek' Thomson may be helpful.

  • Alexander 'Greek' Thomson: The Unknown Genius, ed. Gavin Stamp, Laurence King Publishing, 1999. 176 pages, 280 x 240 mm, ISBN 1 85669 161 6, £30.00 hardback. This book may also be obtainable in the 1999 paperback version from Abebooks at around £25.

  • The Light of Truth and Beauty: The Lectures of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, 1817-1875, ed. Gavin Stamp, The Alexander Thomson Society, 1999. ISBN 0 95363 520 1, £16.95 hardback, £9.95 paperback. (Orderable via Amazon)

  • 'Greek' Thomson: Neo-classical Architectural Theory, Buildings & Interiors, eds. Gavin Stamp and Sam McKinstry, Edinburgh University Press, 1999. ISBN 0 74861 345 5, £21.00 paperback. This book may also be obtainable in the 1994 hardback version.

  • Alexander 'Greek Thomson 1817-1875, by Mark Baines, Architectural Association, 1984. 48 pages, ISBN 0 90450 352 6, £4.50 paperback. Out of print, but may be obtainable secondhand.

  • The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson, by Ronald McFadzean, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979. Out of print, but may be obtainable secondhand from Abebooks at around £50.

  • City of the Dead: The Story of Glasgow's Southern Necropolis, ed. Charlotte Hutt, Glasgow, 1996.

  • Scottish Pioneers of the Greek Revival, ed. Nic Allen, Edinburgh, 1984

  • Glasgow, the forming of a city, ed. Peter Reed, Edinburgh University Press, 1993

  • A History of Scottish Architecture from the Renaissance to the present day, Glendinning, MacInnes, Mackechnie, Edinburgh University Press, 1996

  • Rowand Anderson: "The premier architect of Scotland", Sam McKinstry, Edinburgh University Press, 1991

  • Scotland and Europe: Architecture and design 1850-1940, eds. Frew and Jones, St Andrews, 1991

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