Architects at Corsham Court: A Study in Revival Style Architecture and Landscaping de F.J. Ladd - 1978-09-28

Moonraker Press. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10.31 X 8.19 X 1.18 inches

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Moonraker Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Moonraker, Bradford-on-Avon, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 4to <12". xvi + 184pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Dust jacket creased, with a couple of tears. Edges slightly browned and marked. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; England; 18th & 19th century; Genealogy & Local History. ISBN: 0239001761. ISBN/EAN: 9780239001764. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 47512. . 9780239001764 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Moonraker Press, Bradford-on-Avon, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 4to,. xv, 184 pp, 56 pp of maps, plans, ports, plates. In their solutions to the problems posed in the alterations and remodelling carried out on the Elizabethan house the successive Revival architects -among them Lancelot Brown, Humphry Repton and John Nash - who worked at Corsham Court made a significant contribution to English architectural history. This detailed and scholarly study of the complex period from 1749 to 1849 describes and discusses both the actual construction and the theories that governed the designs, and in so doing throws considerable light upon the inter-action of patronage and taste. In this valuable book Dr Ladd considers the increasing importance attached to Gothic Revival architectural theory and the effect on it of the dual nature of the Elizabethan-Renaissance style, and discusses the reasons for the growing eclecticism of the period under review. He then goes on to analyse the implications of Nash's… Leer más

Moonraker Press. Very Good. 1978. Hardcover. 0239001761 . Very good copy in very good dj.; 10.3 X 8.2 X 1.2 inches; 184 pages .

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Bradford-on-Avon, England, UK: Moonraker Press, 1978. 1st Published 1978 . Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): between 6" - 9" tall . Adam Tegetmeier (Cover Photo). 184 + pp. Clean, fresh copy and dj with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.