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Theory & Practice: Buildings

Tewkesbury Abbey's nave houses one of the finest assemblages of Medieval roof bosses in England featuring scenes from the Life of Christ, angels playing musical instruments, and grotesque faces.

Theory & Practice: Buildings

A useful and attractive guide to the controversy that surrounded the restoration of the Abbey completed in 1879 which pitted protagonists in favour of the preservation of an important historic monument against those seeking to remodel the building as an effective place of worship and which spurre

Theory & Practice: Buildings

Ten monumental brasses of wool merchants dating from the C15th and C16th that remain in situ in the church of St Peter & Paul, Northleach.  The persons depicted in each  brass are identified and described.  Illustrations accompany each entry.  Booklet.  16 pages.

Theory & Practice: Buildings

A wonderfully produced history of one England's finest Jacobean mansions sadly burnt down during the Royalist retreat in 1645.  Archaeology is used alongside historic engravings of the house and known comparable houses of the period to recreate its original appearance.

Theory & Practice: Buildings

In this issue:  Early castle keeps in England; C13th Bohemian castles; the archaeology of D-day launch sites; WWII Maginot defences in the alpes-maritime.  Large format paperback.  64 pages.  Good clean condition.  Cat No 3516

Theory & Practice: Buildings

In this issue: European fortifications in the Indian Ocean; the archaeology of Edinburgh Castle; Dover Admiralty Pier Fort; Carlisle Castle; and the conservation and re-purposing of British forts by the Landmark Trust.  Large format paperback.  64 pages.  Good clean condition.

Theory & Practice: Buildings

A survey of historic Quaker meeting houses of the C17th, C18th and Georgian period.  Illustrated with line drawings of notable examples from across the UK.  Additional chapters on furnishings and burial grounds.  Paperback.  32 pages.  New condition.  Cat No 3435

Theory & Practice: Buildings

Publication of recommended standards for photogrammetrical surveying of historic architecture as agreed by the International Committee for Architectural Photogrammetry (CIPA) following their Symposium held in Paris in 1980 under the auspices of UNESCO.

Theory & Practice: Buildings

Very large format album of 82 colour and b&w plates depicting wrought iron gates, railings, brackets, and grills adorning buildings across Europe and dating from the C12th onwards.  Short introductory essay.  Paperback.  Small inscription on title page and a crease across the b

Theory & Practice: Buildings

The story of the turret clock originally installed on the wall of King's College Cambridge in 1671, then removed 150 years later to the church of St Giles and now in the Science Museum, Kensington.  Paperback.  40 pages.  Small price sticker mark to cover, othrwsie good clean condi