Francis Bond — Gothic Architecture in England

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1912. Cloth. A smart reimpression of this detailed and illustrated study on Gothic architecture in England, with corrections. Reimpression with corrections. Illustrated with over one thousand images, comprising seven hundred and eighty-five photographs, sketches, and measured drawings, and four hundred and sixty-nine plans, section diagrams, and moldings. An analysis of the origin and development of English church architecture from the Norman Conquest to the Dissolution of the Monasteries. With definitions of Basilican, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic architecture. Includes chapters on the analysis of mediaeval church architecture in England, the planning of parish churches, vaulting, the protection of the walls, window-tracery, towers, spires, and more. With indexes of illustrations, places, and subject matter. Written by Francis Bond, an English architectural historian. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and minor bumping. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with frontispiece loosening slightly. Sympathetic repairs made with paper tape to the rear of the frontispiece. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. Further age toning to the endpapers with previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .