Hardback in blue cloth boards, in Fine condition. Dustwrapper, unclipped, in Near Fine condition. In a clear protective archival wrapper. First edition, pp264, frontispiece photo of Dunblane Cathedral, b&w illustrations, drawings throughout, four indices. A study of the architecture of Scottish churches from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. Chapters : 1. The extent - Artistic ability - English influence - Poverty - Recovery - Destruction - Materials 2. Plans; 3. Scottish Romanesque and Gothic Architecture ; 4. Details of Scottish Gothic: Pillars and arches- Buttresses - Doorways - Towers -Porches - Window tracery - Parapets - Niches and canopies 5. Further Details and Furnishings: Sculpture - Monuments - Screens - Sedilia and piscinas - Sacrament Houses - Fonts - Bells - Woodwork - Glass - Sundials - Sculptured stones, and sepulchral slabs 6. Descriptions South-west Scotland - South-east Scotland - East Scotland: South of the Forth - The West of Scotland - Mid-Scotland - East Scotland: North of the Forth - North-east Scotland - Orkney - The Western Isles - France 7. A Review. Seller Inventory # 010470

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Title: Scottish Church Architecture.

Publisher: The Sheldon Press

Publication Date: 1936

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Deeside Books has been trading since 1997 and is a traditional bookshop located in the centre of the tourist village of Ballater on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire. We are located on the main A93 road from Aberdeen to Braemar, just eight miles from Balmoral Castle. Ballater is also within the scenic Cairngorms National Park. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 out of print, antiquarian and remainder books within the shop with specialisations in Scottish, Field Sports, Military, Climbing & Polar and Transport. In addition, we have a good selection of new books with an emphasis on new Scottish titles. Also we will have several thousand books listed on ABE and on our own website, www.deesidebooks.com .We offer a no obligation booksearch on our own website.

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Deeside Books
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Bryn Wayte

Deeside Books
18-20 Bridge Street
Ballater
Aberdeenshire
AB35 5QP

Phone:44 1339 754080
Email: deesidebk@aol.com
VAT: GB716970512

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