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A collection of architectural photographs drawn from the archive of Roloff Beny which are grouped not by place, period, or style but according to specific elements of construction
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The Romance of Architecture
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McClelland & Stewart, 1985
ISBN 10: 0771011865
ISBN 13: 9780771011863
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. No notes or highlights. Pages clean, binding sound. Minor shelf wear. Seller Inventory # Abe39-01
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The Romance of Architecture
Published by
McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1985
ISBN 10: 0771011865
ISBN 13: 9780771011863
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Raven & Gryphon Fine Books, Hackett's Cove, NS, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Roloff Beny: The Romance of Architecture; with an introduction by John Julius Norwich, and an Anthology Drawn from Architectural Writers and Travellers from Vitruvius to Sacheverell Sitwell; McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985. With 211black-and-white photographs. From the blurb The stunning photographs are drawn from the archive of a great photographer, Roloff Beny, who died in March 1984. They are the fruit of lifetime's dedication to the beauty of the world and its manmade structures. Whether it was Roman ruins in North Africa, a baroque staircase in Italy, or a Buddhist temple in the heart of Cambodia, he was able to invest architecture with a sense of personal discovery and to transmit that wonder to the reader. Each section of the book is devoted to a single architectural element, and these span all times and all places. Fascinating relevant quotations, aphorisms, and verses by great architectural writers, including Vitruvius, Andrea Palladio, Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, Sir John Soane, Sir Christopher Wren, and John Ruskin, introduce the various segments. This large book, 312 pages measuring 284mm X 240mm, is in fine condition in a fine dust jacket, that is now in a protective mylar wrap. A beautiful copy of a book of the highlights of one on Canada's most celebrated photographers. This large and heavy book will require additional postage. Seller Inventory # 2233b