Macaulay, James
The Gothic Revival 1745 1845.
Blackie, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover, A large heavy book of 451pp. A very clean copy. The priceclipped dustjacket has a couple of small chips to the top of the spine, but is otherwise complete. Black and white illustrations. Includes appendices with chronological lists of the secular and ecclesiastical Gothic Revival buildings in Scotland and Northern England. An important book - includes the economic background, aesthetic theory, early follies, and houses from Strawberry Hill to Abbotsford, and especially the developments in ecclesiastical and secular building in Scotland and the North of England. Includes an examination of the accounts for Robert Adam's work at Alnwick and James Wyatt's work at Auckland Castle... Fine /Very Good.
Boeknummer: 6700
GBP 42.00 [Appr.: EURO 49]
Trefwoorden: Alnwick, Auckland, James Wyatt, Robert Adam, Strawberry Hill, Inveraray, Ford Castle, James Graham, Britton, Gilpin, Payne Knight, Picturesque, Farnell, William Burn, Smirke, architectural history