Master masons.

Svanberg, Jan

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Publisher's boards, pictorial dustjacket. Very fine. Uppsala, Carmina, 1983. 8:o. 188 pp. Richly illustrated, partly in colour. Illustrated history of the medieval builders in Europe. - - - Contents: "Monuments of mediaeval architecture" (castles, city walls and cathedrals), "Master-builders and their patrons" (Bishop builders, Saint Bernhard, Abbot Suger, Saint-Denis, Canterbury, Master William of Sens, Master William English, Saint Trond), "The Building Fund" (Custodes fabricae, Administration, Accounts, Expenses, Tithes, Taxes, Donations, Privileges, Indulgences, Relics, Estates), "The Mason's Lodge" (Quarries, Transport, Carpenters, Scaffolding, Centerings, Roof trusses, Smiths, Brick-moulders, Bricklayers, Foundations), "The Masons" (Tools, English statutes, Jurisdiction, German statutes, Apprentice, Journeyman, Master, Warden, Wages, Masons' marks, Food and lodgings, Celebrations, Professional secrets, Signatures, Representations), "Master-builders - architects" (Drawings, Full scale drawings, The role of geometry, Villard de Honnecourt, Wages, Inscriptions and representations), "Architectural terms of a gothic cathedral", "Notes and references", "Bibliography", "Index and List of illustrations".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Master masons.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included