A Concise Glossary of Terms used Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture

John Henry Parker

Published by James Parker and Co., Oxford and London, 1866

About this Item

A new edition of this important work on architecture, profusely illustrated throughout with vignette illustrations. This work was first published in 1836 during the Gothic Revival in England, and was partly responsible for the movement's spread, used by many young architects as a springboard of sorts. It is an illustrated glossary, containing all of the terminology encountered in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic architecture.John Henry Parker (1806-1884) was an English archaeologist and author on many works relating to architecture.Profusely illustrated with vignettes throughout, as well as a folding frontispiece.With a gilt stamp to the front board and decorative gilded spine. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine has resulted in a little loss to the cloth tail. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown from 1867; an ownership bookplate to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Good.

Seller Inventory # 759R17

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Concise Glossary of Terms used Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture
• Publisher: James Parker and Co., Oxford and London
• Publication Date: 1866
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture