1985, ISBN: 877acc9da3be242eef773ab32ae84b48

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1852. ~Original brown cloth to boards. Rebacked in brown leather, gilt lettering to spine. 4to (23.5 x 29cm). Replacement endpapers cracked at gutters, but hinge… Mehr…

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1852. ~Original brown cloth to boards. Rebacked in brown leather, gilt lettering to spine. 4to (23.5 x 29cm). Replacement endpapers cracked at gutters, but hinges sound. Mild scattered foxing. Lacking frontis. port. (as is common in 1852 edn). Profusely illustrated with 63 full-page plates and in-text illus, including numerous perspective views, ground plans, and elevations of different styles of domestic architecture, an eclectic selection including an 'Egyptian pavilion', a 'Chinese Casino', a 'Burmese palatial hall of assembly', a 'Venetian summer residence', a 'Pompeian suburban villa', and a 'Tudor' cottage, hall, and manor house. Also offers designs for an ice house, dog kennel, and orangery. Intriguingly, given John Soane's general dearth of imitators, including a glowing section on Soane and a design for a museum belonging to the 'Soanean class of architecture' (pp. 289-90). Richard Brown was a practicing architect, drawing teacher, and champion of the Gothic revival, but is best known for his writings on architecture, of which Domestic Architecture is arguably the most significant (Colvin, pp. 147-48). The work was published in 1842, with this 1852 republication an indication of its considerable influence and popularity. 'A voluminous and authoritative treatise, Brown's book was the first thorough examination of the history and practice of domestic architecture. More than just a pattern book or practical manual, Domestic Architecture treated the subject in a comprehensive manner unprecedented in British architectural literature' (Archer 24.3). J. Archer, 1985, The literature of British domestic architecture, 1715-1842. H. Colvin, 1978, A biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600-1840. ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. . 2nd edn. Hardback. Very Good+. xii, 342pp. Binding sound, text unmarked., Bernard Quaritch, 1852, 3<

1852, ISBN: 877acc9da3be242eef773ab32ae84b48

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Bernard Quaritch, London], ~Original brown cloth to boards. Rebacked in brown leather, gilt lettering to spine. 4to (23.5 x 29cm). Replacement endpaper… Mehr…

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Bernard Quaritch, London], ~Original brown cloth to boards. Rebacked in brown leather, gilt lettering to spine. 4to (23.5 x 29cm). Replacement endpapers cracked at gutters, but hinges sound. Mild scattered foxing. Lacking frontis. port. (as is common in 1852 edn). Profusely illustrated with 63 full-page plates and in-text illus, including numerous perspective views, ground plans, and elevations of different styles of domestic architecture, an eclectic selection including an 'Egyptian pavilion', a 'Chinese Casino', a 'Burmese palatial hall of assembly', a 'Venetian summer residence', a 'Pompeian suburban villa', and a 'Tudor' cottage, hall, and manor house. Also offers designs for an ice house, dog kennel, and orangery. Intriguingly, given John Soane's general dearth of imitators, including a glowing section on Soane and a design for a museum belonging to the 'Soanean class of architecture' (pp. 289-90). Richard Brown was a practicing architect, drawing teacher, and champion of the Gothic revival, but is best known for his writings on architecture, of which Domestic Architecture is arguably the most significant (Colvin, pp. 147-48). The work was published in 1842, with this 1852 republication an indication of its considerable influence and popularity. 'A voluminous and authoritative treatise, Brown's book was the first thorough examination of the history and practice of domestic architecture. More than just a pattern book or practical manual, Domestic Architecture treated the subject in a comprehensive manner unprecedented in British architectural literature' (Archer 24.3). J. Archer, 1985, The literature of British domestic architecture, 1715-1842. H. Colvin, 1978, A biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600-1840. ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. Size: xii, 342pp<