Parish Churches; Being Perspective Views of English Ecclesiastical Structures. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Parish Churches; Being Perspective Views of English Ecclesiastical Structures

An impressive study on ecclesiastical architecture by the Brandon brothers, a lavishly illustrated volume. The first edition.Illustrated with two folding plates, and one-hundred and fifty-seven plates. Collated, complete.Written by the brother duo Joshua Arthur Rodrigues Brandon and John Raphael Rodrigues Brandon, both of whom were keen advocates of the Neo Gothic style. This volume is one of their three seminal publications on Early English architecture.In this volume they explore a total of sixty-three churches in England, each exampled through a perspective view, a short text description, and a plan of each church.Churches discussed in this volume include Wimmington, Burton Lazars, Crowcombe, Long Stanton, Higham, Temple Balsal, Rickenhall, and more.Bookplate of Philip Hammond, Esq, to the front paste down. Ink inscription of C. A. Hartridge to the recto of the front endpaper. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the boards. Spine is a little faded. Light marks to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss of paper to the extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots. Tidemark to the head of the plates from the front to the plate facing page 15. The occasional pencil note to the margins, heavier to the contents leaf. Good.…