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CARTER, John

The Ancient Architecture of England, The Orders of Architecture During the British, Roman, Saxon and Norman Aeras / during the Reigns of Henry III, Edward III, Richard II, Henry VI, Henry VII and Henry VIII

London
1795- 1807

€180 - €240

2 partis in 1 vol. in-folio (52 x 34 cm), etched frontispiece, [4], 54 pp, engraved title, 14 + [2] pp, engraved title, 106 plates (= a series of 79 plates +a series of 27 plates), [2] pp. Complete. Some occasional marginal dustmarks, but a very good copy. Bound in 3/4 red morocco, rubbed, marbled boards, corners worn

Mr. Carter analyzes the architecture of England from the primitive massiveness of Stonehenge to the glorious Gothic of York Cathedral; he also proves the pointed arch to have originated in England

Architecture