A Manual of Historic Ornament: Treating upon the Evolution, Tradition, and Development of Architecture & the Applied Arts: Prepared for the Use of Students and Craftsmen
by Glazier, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair (Ex-lib., bookplate inside front cover, opposite page discolored in outline of the bookplate. Ink stamping and pencil marki
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford, 1905. Second. Hardcover. Fair (Ex-lib., bookplate inside front cover, opposite page discolored in outline of the bookplate. Ink stamping and pencil markings at title page. Hinges cracked. Half title page chipped. Pages rather clean, though.). Blue-green cloth over boards, with gilt titling at spine and front cover; 168 pp.; 600 bw illustrations. Includes Greek, Roman, Celtic, Scandinavian, Norman, French Gothic, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and other ornamentation, including examples of mosaics, ceramics, glass, enamel, wrought iron, wood carving, and much more.
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- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 144864
- Title
- A Manual of Historic Ornament: Treating upon the Evolution, Tradition, and Development of Architecture & the Applied Arts: Prepared for the Use of Students and Craftsmen
- Author
- Glazier, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair (Ex-lib., bookplate inside front cover, opposite page discolored in outline of the bookplate. Ink stamping and pencil marki
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- European Architecture ; Ornamentation ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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