This standard work on building in England, long unavailable, has now been reissued. It provides a compendious account, firmly grounded in contemporary documentary evidence of architecture and music practice until the mid-sixteenth century. It examines the organization and economics of the building trade, its raw materials and their sources, the tools and techniques of the many and diverse workers involved, and the decoration of the finished structures. Original documents, including building and craftsmen's contracts, are ...
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This standard work on building in England, long unavailable, has now been reissued. It provides a compendious account, firmly grounded in contemporary documentary evidence of architecture and music practice until the mid-sixteenth century. It examines the organization and economics of the building trade, its raw materials and their sources, the tools and techniques of the many and diverse workers involved, and the decoration of the finished structures. Original documents, including building and craftsmen's contracts, are reprinted in the Appendices, making this an invaluable source for anyone interested in medieval architecture.
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Add this copy of Building in England Down to 1540: a Documentary History to cart. $12.74, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Add this copy of Building in England Down to 1540: a Documentary History to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Saucony Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kutztown, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1952 by Oxford University Press/Clarendon Press.
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Oxford University Press/Clarendon Press
Published:
1952
Language:
English
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10312622196
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Near Fine. Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt. xvi, 629 pp., illus. w/ 21 b&w plates. Appears to be the 1st edition. Nominally ex-library, with unobtrusive call label mounted on lower spine panel, stamped text block edges, bookplate on front pastedown and circulation apparatus residue on rear endpapers, otherwise unmarked and with only very slight wear. Grade of Near Fine with note to light library marking. Absolutely firm binding, clean interior, only traces of rubbing at tips.
Add this copy of Building in England Down to 1540: a Documentary History to cart. $48.00, very good condition, Sold by West Side Book Shop, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ann Arbor, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by At the Clarendon Press.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xv (i), 637 pp, b&w frontis, preface, preface to the corrected impression, list of b&w illustrations, abbreviations, 22 chapters, appendixes A-D; indices. Reprinted with corrections: 1967. "This is a reprint with corrections of a book first published in 1952, now out of print. The book not with artistry but with craftsmanship; not with the existing remains of ancient buildings but with the tthe contemporary written accounts of medieval buildings and the processes of their construction, and covers the period from Saxon times down to the dissolution of the monasteries and deals with the organization of the building industry, such matters as hours and wages, the methods and materials used, and a wide range of technical terms empolyed in the various branches of the industry, including one appendix that brings together passages from medieval writers which throws light on the subject." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Inked name on front pastedown. Very small chips to spine corners dj with minor edge wear and lightly age-toned spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no other underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark-grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine.
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Very good. Several black and white illustrations. 637 pages, large 8vo, blue cloth. Oxford: Clarendon, A very good copy (only lightly worn). bookplate on front attached endpaper.
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Very Good. 1952. Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), 1952. Cloth, 637 pp., 21 plates. head of spine frayed. Ownership signature of Charles Condit, the noted architectural historian. Very Sound. (Subject: Medieval, Architecture & Sculpture. )
Add this copy of Building in England--Down to 1540: a Documentary to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Appledore Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waccabuc, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1952 by The Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press.
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The Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press
Published:
1952
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
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Collectible; Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1952 1st edition. VG+ in its elegant Oxford Navy-blue, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. And in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ pictorial dustjacket. Very light, inoffensive foxing along the book's front and rear endsheets and to the jacket's panels. Still though, a perfectly presentable copy. Thick octavo, 629 pgs. Inconspicuous, tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown behind jacket flap.
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