THE PRINCIPLES OF GOTHIC ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE. WITH AN EXPLANATION OF TECHNICAL TERMS AND A CENTENARY OF ANCIENT TERMS. (Spine title: "Bloxam's Gothic Architecture.")

Bloxam, Matthew Holbeche, 1805-1888. Orlando Jewitt, 1799-1869 (illustrator).

Verlag: London: David Bogue, 1845.

Beschreibung

Seventh edition (as stated upon title page). xii, 334 pages. Hardcover: H 18cm x L 11.5cm. Original black cloth with some light staining; spine ends lightly bumped with two short tears and negligible cloth loss at head; bottom board corners worn. Old ink signature of "Alex Wright" at top right corner of title page with bottom 2.25cm of title leaf clipped out with fractional ink remnant of a circle still present at the adjusted bottom edge perhaps from a personal or institutional stamp; pages 335-336 of Index lack with only neatly trimmed stub present. Occasional slight toning and minor soiling else pages remain quite clean. Binding stressed between pages 72-73 and at 154-155 but else firm. With Preface, Introduction essay "On the Origin, Progress, and Decline of Gothic or English Ecclesiastical Architecture," 228 woodcut illustrations engraved by Orlando Jewitt [Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt], two concluding glossaries "An Explanation of Technical Terms" and "A Centenary of Ancient Terms," "Index of Churches Referred To," and "Index of Cathedrals, &c. Referred To." Features nine chapters titled as: "Definition of Gothic Architecture; Its Origin, and Division Into Styles;" "Of the Different Kinds of Arches;" "Of the Anglo-Saxon Style;" "of the Anglo-Norman Style;" "Of the Semi-Norman Style;" "Of the Early English Style;" "Of the Decorated English Style;" "Of the Florid or Perpendicular English Style;" and "Of the Debased English Style,".

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers PXZP-12110

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: THE PRINCIPLES OF GOTHIC ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE. WITH AN EXPLANATION OF TECHNICAL TERMS AND A CENTENARY OF ANCIENT TERMS. (Spine title: "Bloxam's Gothic Architecture.")
• Verlag: London: David Bogue, 1845.
• Einband: Hardcover
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Architecture