Religious Buildings
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Architecture In Britain and Ireland 600-1500
by Archer, Lucy
Lucy Archer read English at Oxford and became a freelance writer in 1974, publishing Raymond Erith Architect, England’s leading 20th-century classicist, in 1985. She writes and lectures regularly all over the country on the relevance of architectural tradition in the modern world.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
by Cook, Leland A.; Cooke, Terence Cardinal (Foreword by), and Gill, Brendan (Introduction by)
New York, London, Tokyo: Quick Fox, 1979. 160 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.
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$11.50
The Missions of California
by Young, Stanley; Woodbridge, Sally B. (Foreword by)
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998. 134 pages, colour illustrations; 22 x 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "A classic guide to 21 missions, this beautifully illustrated volume is now revised and updated. California's missions were built by Spanish padres over 150 years ago, and this book tells the history of each, along with photographs of the adobe architecture, bright gardens, rustic interiors,...
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$12.50
The Golden Book of Taormina
by Valdes, Giuliano
Florence: Bonechi, 2006. 94 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A guidebook to the Sicilian hilltop town Taormina.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.
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$9.50
Vezelay: The Great Romanesque Church
by Rouchon-Mouilleron, Veronique
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1999. Cloth, 159 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Photographs by Daniel Faure; translated from the French by Laurel Hirsch. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A monograph on the famed church notable for its Romanesque sculptures.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Collectible.
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$34.50
Art Breton
by Waquet, Henri
Paris: Arthaud, 1960. 190 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Text in French/Texte en francais. Ouvrage orne de 284 heliogravures Classiques de l'histoire de France au Moyen Age. TRES BON ETAT. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Profusely illustrated.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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$12.50
The Pictorial History of Bath Cathedral: The Abbey Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
by Wright, Reginald Wilberforce Mills
London: Pitkin Pictorials, 1970. 24 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.
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$7.50
Sacred Places of San Francisco
by Willard, Ruth Hendricks, and Wilson, Carol Green; Flamm, Roy (Photographs by)
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1985. Cloth, xxiii, 264 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Architectural comment by Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr.; sponsored by San Francisco Alumnae Panhellenic. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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$14.50
Voss kyrkje: Vangskyrkjo pa Voss
by Berg, Arne
Voss: Kommunen, 1977. Cloth, 206 pages, illustrations; 31 cm. Text in Norwegian. Summary in English. Issued in a slipcase. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority, by international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated with photos of Voss Church. Utgjeve av Voss kommune till 700-ars jubileet 1977 = Published by Voss Municipality for the 700th anniversary in 1977.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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$100.00
Baroque and Rococo Art and Culture
by Minor, Vernon Hyde
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1999. Cloth, 400 pages, ilustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Baroque & Rococo: idea & image; Setting the stage: social, cultural, & artistic institutions; The Baroque church: setting for mystery, propaganda, & worship; Sacred...
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$49.50
El Templo Mayor
by Portillo, Jose Lopez, and Portilla, Miguel Leon, and Matos, Eduardo
Mexico City; Mexico D. F.: Bancomer, 1981. Leatherette, 319 pages, colour illustrations, maps, plans; 32 cm. Text in Spanish/Texto en espanol. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition [i.e., Primera Edicion]. Dust jacket, with moderate shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. A large volume on the Aztec Templo Mayor in the heart of Mexico City. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very...
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$59.50
Idylls of France
by Jones, Proctor; Stone, Irving (Foreword by)
San Francisco, CA: Proctor Jones Publishing Company, 1982. Cloth, 126 pages, [1] page of plates, colour illustrations; 23 x 29 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by Proctor Jones and Irving Stone (and family), with a personalized inscription. A near-fine copy, boards faded along edges. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong. Collectible.
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$19.50
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca
by Lage Pablo da Trindade Ferreira, Maria Augusta
Lisbon: Publicidade Artes Graficas, 1987. 77 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Text in English, French, German, and Portuguese. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. A guidebook to the Cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria de Alcobaca, founded in the 12th century. Most of the structures are in the Gothic style. . Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.
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$9.50
The Gothic Cathedral
by Swaan, Wim
New York: Park Lane, 1981. Cloth, 328 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. With an historical introduction, The Cathedral in Medieval Society by Christopher Brooke. First published, 1969. Firm binding, clean text. Age toning, edges & endpapers lightly soiled. 1st thus. Dust jacket with light edgewear. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Cathedral in medieval society; The world of the cathedral builders; The Gothic style; How the cathedrals...
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The Observations of Benjamin Cummings Truman on El Camino Real
by Robinson, John W.; Weber, Francis J. (Edited and Annotated by), and Vroman, A. C. (Photographs by)
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1978. xvi, 109 pages, [16] leaves of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. Los Angeles Miscellany Series, volume 9. Limited to 400 copies. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust spotting/top edge.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.
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$9.50
The Cathedral at the Heart of Los Angeles
by Downey, Michael; Bonner, Tom (Photographs by)
Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2002. 42 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Guidebook.
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$11.50
Byzantine and Russian Painting
by Papaioannou, Kostas; Sondheimer, Janet (Translated by)
New York: Funk & Wagnalls; History of Painting Ser., 1965. Cloth, 207 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 28 cm. First published, 1965, under title: Peinture byzantine et russe. Translated from the French. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. An attractive copy.. 1st.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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$14.50
Cistercian Abbeys: History and Architecture
by Gaud, Henri (Photography by), and Leroux-Dhuys, Jean-Francois (Text by)
Cologne: Konemann, 1998. Cloth, 399 pages, colour illustrations, maps, plans; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A beautiful book. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Nine centuries ago; Origins and foundation; The origins of Christianity; Christianity in the late eleventh century; From Molesme to Citreaux; Purity and power; Bernard of Clairveaux; Monastic architecture according to...
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$49.50
Chartres: Guide of the Cathedral
by Houvet, Etienne; Miller, Malcolm B. (Revised by)
Chartres: Houvet, 2004. 94 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 22 cm. English Edition. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear. Chartres is arguably the most beautiful, perfectly-proportioned Gothic cathedral, the Parthenon of the Middle Ages.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.
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$7.50
The Chapter House, Southwell Minster
by Summers, Norman
Derby: English Life Publications, 1984. 20 pages, illustrations, 1 coat of arms, 1 plan; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Guidebook.
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$12.50
A Short Guide to the Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Tewkesbury
by Gough, Lionel
Tewkesbury: Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey, 1959. 24 pages, illustrations, folded plan; 19 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Norman nave.. 4th. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.
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$7.50
Roma Mitraica
by Pavia, Carlo
Udine: Carlo Lorenzini Editore, 1986. Cloth, 131 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Text in Italian and English. Firm binding, unmarked. Tail edge dampstained (leaves wrinkling a little). Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Mithraism in Rome.. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Fine. 4to.
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$14.50
The Temple of Luxor
by Farid, Shafik (Edited by)
Salt Lake City, UT: Simpkins Souvenirs, 1982. 24 pages, chiefly colour illustrations, map; 23 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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$21.50
Gothic Gargoyles
by Yenne, Bill
Cobb, CA: First Glance Books, 1998. Pictorial boards, 191 pages, colour illustrations; 32 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to boards. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio.
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$14.50
Mission Santa Barbara, Queen of the Missions
by Geiger, Maynard
Santa Barbara, CA: Franciscan Friars of California, 2001. 30 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Guidebook.
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$9.50
The Most Beautiful Villages of Normandy
by Palmer, Hugh
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2002. Cloth, 208 pages, colour illustrations, map; 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with 256 colour illustrations. "Featuring 34 of the most picturesque villages from the five departements of Normandy, this book also presents special sections on the churches, chateaux, harbours and coastline. A...
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$19.50
