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Title: Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects Session 1859-1860 & Session 1861-1862
Description: London, At the Room of the Institute, 1860-1862. Cloth. Two smart volumes of important papers read in session at the Royal Institute of British Architects, with illustrations. Two volumes. Very scarce. A collection of papers read in session at The Royal Institute of British Architects, a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837. Volume one contains the session for 1859-1860 and is illustrated with nine plates, four of which are in colour. Volume two contains the session for 1861-1862 and is illustrated with one plate. With reference to subjects such as improvements in building materials, construction and rebuilding of the Royal Italian Opera House at Covent Garden, historical references to building and art in the Old Testament, the mode in which light was introduced into the Greek Temples, conservation of ancient architectural monuments, and more. Bound in full blue cloth with the original paper wraps bound in. Externally, very smart with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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