Westminster Abbey / by Francis Bond ... illustrated by 270 photographs, plans, sections, sketches, and measured drawings
1909, First Edition. London ; New York : H. Frowde. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #396406
Physical description: xvi, 332 pages : illustrations, portraits, plans ; 23 cm. Notes: Process illus; Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xvi). Contents: Pt. I. The beginnings of Westminster Abbey -- pt. II. Westminster Abbey in the eleventh and twelfth centuries -- pt. III. Westminster Abbey in the thirteenth century ; The plan and purpose of churches served by secular canons, regular canons and monks ; Pecularities of the plan for Westminster Abbey ; Planning for the monks : first part ; Planning for the monks : second part: chapels and altars ; Planning for the general public ; Planning for pilgrims ; Planning for Royalty and the King's treasurer ; Principles of design in Henry the Third's church ; Vaulting and abutment in Henry the Third's church ; French v. English design in Henry the Third's church -- pt. IV. Westminster Abbey in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries -- pt. V. Henry the Seventh's Lady Chapel -- pt. VI. Post-reformation Westminster ; The mainspring of Gothic architecture -- pt. VII. Visitors' guide to the monuments in the Church ; Visitor's guide to the cloister and the monastic buildings, with some account from contemporary documents as to the use of each. Subjects: Westminster Abbey; Abbeys England London History; Religious institutions England London History; Church architecture England London.
Price: €45.00