"Mr. Birch's beautiful folio will delight all lovers of London, and instruct all students of architecture by its splendid and authentic illustrations of so many of the greatest works of the greatest of English architects."—The Times.
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SOME ARCHITECTURAL WORKS OF INIGO JONES. Illustrated by a Series of Measured Drawings of the chief buildings designed by him, together with Descriptive Notes and a Biographical Sketch, and a complete list of his Authentic Works. By H. Inigo Triggs and Henry Tanner, Junr., A.A.R.I.B.A. With 40 Plates, chiefly of Measured Drawings, and 40 Illustrations in the Text from Sketches and Photographs. Large folio, handsomely bound, cloth gilt. Price 30s. net.
The aim of the work is to illustrate, principally by means of measured Drawings, all those buildings now remaining which can with any certainty be attributed to the hand of Inigo Jones. For this purpose the authors have visited upwards of fifty buildings, and have made a series of careful drawings and sketches, in which are included some fine examples of interior work, such as ceilings, chimney-pieces, staircases, etc. These have been supplemented by Photographs and some Reproductions of Jones' Original Sketches.
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EARLY RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND. An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Development of English Architecture during the Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods, 1500-1625. By J. Alfred Gotch, F.S.A., Author of "The Architecture of the Renaissance in England," etc. With 88 Collotype and other Plates and 250 Illustrations in the Text from Drawings by various Artists, and Special Photographs. Large 8vo, cloth gilt, 21s. net.
The scheme of the book is to take up the story of English architecture during the reign of Henry VII., and to carry it on to the days of Elizabeth and James I. The development of the house-plan is illustrated by a series of examples, accompanied by views and drawings. The culminating period of Elizabeth's reign being reached, the various features of the houses of that time are dealt with in turn. As regards the Exterior portion, Gateways, Porches, Windows, Gables, Parapets, Chimneys, Finials, &c., are all illustrated by numerous examples. Garden architecture is also touched upon. In illustration of the treatment of Interiors of Houses, many specimens of Panelling, Screens, Doorways, Chimney-pieces, Ceilings, Staircases, Window-glass, etc., are given. A chapter is devoted to John Thorpe's drawings, and to the light which they throw upon the designing of houses of the period.
ORNAMENTAL DETAILS OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. A series of 50 full-page Plates of measured drawings of Scroll Enrichments, Pilasters, Panels, Friezes, Capitals, Corbels, Borders, Door-heads, Mouldings, etc., in Marble, Stone, and Terra-cotta, with some Parquet and Inlaid Work, also a variety of choice specimens of Ironwork, such as Gateways, Grilles, Balconies, Fanlight Grilles, etc., selected from Palaces in Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice, Padua, Bologna, etc. By G. A. T. Middleton, A.R.I.B.A., and R. W. Carden, A.R.I.B.A. Small folio, cloth. Price 25s. net.
ANCIENT DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN, AN ANALYSIS OF. By F. T. Dollman, Architect, and J. R. Jobbins. 2 vols., royal 4to, half-bound, Roxburghe style, containing 161 beautiful lithographic Plates, with Analytical and Descriptive Text. Price £2 2s. net (published at £5 5s.)
This beautiful and comprehensive work, to the measurements and drawings for which Mr. Dollman devoted several years of his life, is unrivalled for its faithful illustrations of some of the most beautiful examples of our Mediæval Domestic Architecture.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY. A General View for the Use of Students and others. By W. J. Anderson, A.R.I.B.A. Third Edition, revised and enlarged. Containing 64 Plates, mostly reproduced in collotype from Photographs, and 100 Illustrations in Text. Large 8vo, cloth gilt. Price 12s. 6d. net.