Architecture

Cambridge, U.K: University Press, 1938. Hardcover in very good condition, spine ends and top outer corners slightly bumped, bottom front edge has 1" crease. Some foxing on front free endpapers to Preface page and from page 349 (index) to back free endpapers, on the remaining pages there is the odd spot of foxing, the pages are clean, bright and have no tears. vii, 354pp, including bibliography. Map showing places illustrated in the Plates. Diagrams in text. With 245 black-and-white photographs at back of book. Chapters - Beginnings - Romanesque - Gothic -Flamboyant - Architects and Masons. (8"h x 6"w) (20.5cms x 15cms). . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Chichester, U.K: Phillimore, 1979. Book in very good condition, small light crease at top outer edge of front free endpaper, rest of book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, ½" closed tear at front bottom outer edge, top of spine and bottom front edge very slightly rubbed. Price clipped. xvi, 69pp, including references. With 117 black-and-white photographs, and 33 diagrams. From d/j flap - "Showing the elegance and beauty of anonymous and familiar buildings. Pointing out the fine differences of detail, the intricacies of design and construction, embracing not only the larger, architect-designed houses and churches, but also the less obvious smaller houses, cottages, shops, terraces, schools, chapels and public buildings constructed in the two centuries before 1914. Wider social and economic issues are related to the architecture theme so that the buildings are seen in context of the life and vigour of the society that constructed them. The result is a compelling insight into one of the most important communities of Britain's first industrial revolution." 10"h x 7"w) (25cms x 18cms).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: George Philip, 1989. Book in very good condition, bottom spine ends slightly bumped, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine slightly faded, top spine edge slightly rubbed. 191pp, including Glossary and Index. With 21 colour and numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book, plus diagrams and drawings. The book is divided into four sections, covering houses in Medieval, Tudor and Jacobean, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian times. In each section the author discusses changes in style and function of houses. Every aspect of house building is covered in detail - plans, materials, doors, windows, walls, roofs, floors, staircases, decoration. Each section is fully illustrated with diagrams, drawings and photographs, drawing attention to stylistic and regional differences. With a guide to further reading, both historical and practical, emphasizing the need to know and understand the history of your period house before you begin the careful process of restoration. (10½"h x 7½"w) (27cms x 19cms) approx.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by A. Arrowsmith. more information

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George Goodwin, London. 1976.. ISBN 07114 4802 7. First edition. xiii, 325pp. With 77 black and white photographs and 27 line drawings. Hardcover. Book in very good condiiton, top of spine slightly bumped. Dustjacket in very good condiiton, top corner edges very slightly bumped. Whittick has taken Ruskin's 'The Venetian Index' , incorporated material from the main body of Ruskin's 'The Sones of Venice', and has added brief notes, on the current condition of certain building and works of art in Venice.. more information

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