Salisbury Cathedral: The West Front - A History and Study in Conservation

Phillimore & Co Ltd, 2000-09-29. 1st Edn, 1st. Imp.. Hardcover. F/F/F. Box X29 HARDBACK ""UNCOMMON,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date: 2000.* Pub: Phillimore.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth covered boards with gilt title t.o spin only. No bumps or rubs, no other visible faults. FINE* Jacket. condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper, showing the West front of the cathedral. Not Price clipped showing a shelf price of £40.00. Now in clear un-attached protective wrapper. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Illustrated end papers showing the West Front drawn by F. Mackenzie and engraved in 1836. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: B/w photos and line drawings within text throughout & one block of 8pp. coloured plates.* Pages: 247 pp. text. xx pp. bibliography, index & blank pages at rear.* Description: One of the best-known of English cathedrals, Salisbury?s West Front is its most elaborate exterior feature yet has been neglected in recent studies of the fabric; a neglect splendidly corrected in this work of multiple authorship, which surveys the detailed history of the front over 750 years. It is founded upon five years of investigation, as part of a conservation programme, and it will be of great interest to those with an affection for the Cathedral and to the student of architecture. The book also makes a major contribution to the literature of cathedral repair and conservation.* A FINE copy with NO VISIBLE FAULTS. Now in protected dust jacket.* 0