A Glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture : Exemplified by seventeen hundred woodcuts : Complete in 2 Volumes
by Parker, John Henry 1806-1884 [compiler]
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Oxford : J.H. Parker, 1850. 5th Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 2 volumes, frontispieces, illustrations, 264 plates. Contents; v. 1. Text.--v. 2. Plates. Subjects; Architecture ; Dictionaries. Architecture Terminology. Architecture, Ancient Terminology. Architecture, Italian Terminology. Architecture, Gothic Terminology. Architecture, Roman.
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- Title
- A Glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture : Exemplified by seventeen hundred woodcuts : Complete in 2 Volumes
- Author
- Parker, John Henry 1806-1884 [compiler]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford : J.H. Parker
- Date Published
- 1850
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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