Author: BRANDON, RAPHAEL (1817-1877)
Title: Masterpieces of medieval open timber roofs / Raphael Brandon and J. Arthur Brandon
Description: Mineola. NY : Dover Publications 2005. 1st Edition in this form. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 104 pages; Description: viii. 104 p. : illus. ; 31 cm. Summary: Full-page illustrations and construction details reveal a wealth of information on major roof styles of Medieval English churches. including the magnificent cover of Wymondham Church in Norfolk. in which projecting beams have been exquisitely carved into angels with expanding wings. More than 50 illustrations of 34 major and minor English cathedrals and churches are included. as is background information on the religious and secular concerns addressed by artisans. 11 line illustrations. 43 black-and-white plates. Subjects: Roofs. Open-timbered -- Architecture. Medieval -- Church architecture. Notes: An unabridged republication of 'The open timber roofs of the Middle Ages'. London : David Bogue. 1849.ISBN: 0486443884. Weight in Kg appr.:

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