A. Welby Pugin — Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Ornaments

Edinburgh, John Grant, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful study of the ornamental decorations of the fifteenth and sixteenth century from Augustus Pugin, illustrated with one hundred and one plates. The first edition of this volume of plates from famed Gothic Revival style architect Augustus Welby Pugin, best remembered for designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster, and the clock tower housing Big Ben.Divided into four parts: I - Gold and Silver Ornament Designs; II - Iron and Brass Work Designs; III - Gothic Furniture, and IV - Details of Ancient Timber Roofs. Illustrated with four colour frontispieces, one for each part, and one hundred and one further plates. Collated, complete.A wonderful study of the ornamental decorations of the fifteenth and sixteenth century. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, marks to boards, and small split in the cloth of the front joint. Hinges lightly strained, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with light handling marks to plate perimeters and some spotting. Very Good . Ill.: A. Welby Pugin. Very Good .