Later Renaissance Architecture in England: A Series of Examples of the Domestic Buildings Erected Subsequent to the Elizabethan Period

John Belcher; Mervyn E. Macartney

Published by B. T. Batsford, London, 1901

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The first two-volume edition of this extensive illustrated study of architecture of late Renaissance England. The first two-volume edition of this profusely illustrated work, following this work's publication in six parts from 1897. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in half morocco.Illustrated with eighty-three plates to Volume I and eighty-two plates to Volume II. Collated, complete.A comprehensive exploration of English architecture subsequent to the Elizabethan period, with introductory and descriptive text by prominent architects John Belcher and Mervyn E. Macartney. Drayton Park, Queen's College, Thorpe Hall, Kew Palace, Farnham Castle and Ham House are among the many examples illustrated here.With an institutional bookplate to the front paste down and a plate to the front free endpaper stating "This and other Books were purchased with the Bequest of £100 made to the Gloucester Public Library by Councillor W. L. Edwards, Mayor of Gloucester, 1932-33". Uniformly bound in half morocco, with cloth boards. Externally, with white specks to the leather of Vol I and marks to the boards of both. Rubbing to the extremities, with loss to the tail of the spine of Vol I. Hinges reinforced. Minor cracking to the joints, which remain firm. Institutional bookplate to the front paste down, and a bequest bookplate to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with only the odd spot to the endpapers and the odd handling mark. Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Later Renaissance Architecture in England: A Series of Examples of the Domestic Buildings Erected Subsequent to the Elizabethan Period
• Publisher: B. T. Batsford, London
• Publication Date: 1901
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book