Author: Reginald Blomfield
Title: A History of Renaissance Architecture in England 1500-1800
Description: London, George Bell and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Reginald Blomfield's history of English Renaissance architecture, a highly illustrated two volume set. A first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.An extensive study into the development and aesthetics of the Renaissance architecture of England, dating from 1500-1800 from the Tudor to Georgian eras. A fascinating and consecutive account from its first experimental efforts, through its mature expression, and to its ultimate decay.Volume I illustrated with two double paged plates, fifty-seven plates, and in-text illustrations.Volume II illustrated with fifty-eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By Reginald Blomfield, a prolific architecture known for his work during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, he is perhaps best known for redeveloping Regent Street and Piccadilly.Bookplate of Gilbert D. P. Allen to the front paste down of Volume I. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks and a little discolouration to the boards and spines. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. A little rubbing to the joints and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down of Volume I. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Chip to the plate facing page 240 of Volume II. Good . Ill.: Reginald Blomfield; Various. Good .
Keywords: A History of Renaissance Architecture in England 1500-1800 architecture renaissance renaissance architecture architecture reginald blomfield Reginald Blomfield; Various
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Title: A History of Renaissance Architecture in England 1500-1800
Description: London, George Bell and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Reginald Blomfield's history of English Renaissance architecture, a highly illustrated two volume set. A first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.An extensive study into the development and aesthetics of the Renaissance architecture of England, dating from 1500-1800 from the Tudor to Georgian eras. A fascinating and consecutive account from its first experimental efforts, through its mature expression, and to its ultimate decay.Volume I illustrated with two double paged plates, fifty-seven plates, and in-text illustrations.Volume II illustrated with fifty-eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By Reginald Blomfield, a prolific architecture known for his work during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, he is perhaps best known for redeveloping Regent Street and Piccadilly.Bookplate of Gilbert D. P. Allen to the front paste down of Volume I. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks and a little discolouration to the boards and spines. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. A little rubbing to the joints and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down of Volume I. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Chip to the plate facing page 240 of Volume II. Good . Ill.: Reginald Blomfield; Various. Good .
Keywords: A History of Renaissance Architecture in England 1500-1800 architecture renaissance renaissance architecture architecture reginald blomfield Reginald Blomfield; Various
Price: GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 78.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 816P4
- Book number: 816P4
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