The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals: A Study of Medieval Vault Erection
by Fitchen, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Oxford, UK: Oxford at the Clarendon Pres, 1967 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition / Second Printing. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Lower spine chipped away 1/4" across the entire width, spine letters entirely rubbed with surface abrasion on rear hinge DJ 2" from top, & a few more defects here and there. Handles nicely in removable mylar protector. xxi, 344 pp, foreword, preface, list of 73 b&w figuers, 1. Sources of Information; 2. Constructional Means; 3. Medieval Types of Valuting; 4. Gothic Formwork; 5. Gothic Centering; 6. Erection of Rib Vaulting without Form work; notes and comments, appendixes A-P, glossary, bibliography, indexes. Reprinted from corrected sheets of the first edition by Vivian Ridler, printer to the University: 1967. "This is the first book to treat systematically the entire erection process, including the building equipment and false-work requirements that had to be provided or met, the actual operations undertaken and the sequence of these operations, as specifically as they can be deduced today." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. 1/2" to 3/4" chipping along bottom edge and some additional small chips, mostly at top edge spine dj with faded spine of same. Free end paper with a finger slightly darkened spots. Only the very faintest wear elsewhere. Pages clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004881
- Title
- The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals: A Study of Medieval Vault Erection
- Author
- Fitchen, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition / Second Printing
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Pres
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE HISTORY GOTHIC CATHEDRALS MEDIEVAL VAULT CONSTRUCTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- ARCHITECTURE;
- Size
- 4to
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