MEDIEVAL STRUCTURE: THE GOTHIC VAULT by James H. Acland - 1972

Printed in Canada: University of Toronto Press 1972, 1972. Gold and black dust cover in very good condition, with gilt titling to spine and different Gothic vaults featured on front and back, slight wear on top edge and spine. Book is in near fine condition with yellow cloth boards with a reproduction of an architectural diagram on front, and black spine with gilt titling. Black endpapers and pastedowns. Features many black and white architectural illustrations and photographs of actual vaults throughout the whole book. "Four splendid centuries of innovation carried building in northern Europe from the indigenous timber barn and framed hall to the dramatic evocation of space and light in the great cathedrals... illustrated throughout with the author's strong, clear and informative drawings, with hundreds of photographs, Medieval Structure shows how the architects of the Gothic cathedrals, by an innovative use of materials, and logical structural techniques, gave physical form to the needs and aspirations of the medieval man." — Dust Jacket. First Edition 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by James H. Acland.