R a Cordingley (33 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A complete reference to the classical orders of architecture, this magnificently illustrated volume covers the Greek, Roman, and Renaissance periods. In addition to its fully representative selection of works by Italian and French Renaissance architects, the collection features a fine series of measured drawings derived from still-extant monuments of Greek and Roman antiquity. Since the "Orders" created by the Renaissance builders were based upon the earlier structures, this book provides a means of critical comparison as well as an excellent perspective on the growth and significance of the architectural orders. Eighty black-and-white plates by Augustus Pugin and other distinguished artists depict details of works by such architects as Vitruvius, Palladio, Vignola, Serlio, and Lescot. Featured Greek buildings include the Parthenon, the temples of Apollo and Jupiter, the Portico of Augustus, the Aqueduct of Hadrian, and others. More than twenty Roman structures include the Pantheon, the Colosseum and buildings in the adjacent forum, and the temples of Paestum. Complete reference covers Greek, Roman, and Renaissance periods. Eighty black-and-white plates by Pugin and others depict details from the Colosseum, Parthenon, Pantheon, and other buildings, as well as works by Vitruvius, Palladio, Lescot, and others. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. 10.75x8.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, unmarked pamphlet with stapled wraps. BP/Brit Arch Hist.

Condition: Good. 1968. 17th Edition. 1366 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket is in two parts and has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2450grams, ISBN.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A complete reference to the classical orders of architecture, this magnificently illustrated volume covers the Greek, Roman, and Renaissance periods. In addition to its fully representative selection of works by Italian and French Renaissance architects, the collection features a fine series of measured drawings derived from still-extant monuments of Greek and Roman antiquity. Since the "Orders" created by the Renaissance builders were based upon the earlier structures, this book provides a means of critical comparison as well as an excellent perspective on the growth and significance of the architectural orders. Eighty black-and-white plates by Augustus Pugin and other distinguished artists depict details of works by such architects as Vitruvius, Palladio, Vignola, Serlio, and Lescot. Featured Greek buildings include the Parthenon, the temples of Apollo and Jupiter, the Portico of Augustus, the Aqueduct of Hadrian, and others. More than twenty Roman structures include the Pantheon, the Colosseum and buildings in the adjacent forum, and the temples of Paestum. Complete reference covers Greek, Roman, and Renaissance periods. Eighty black-and-white plates by Pugin and others depict details from the Colosseum, Parthenon, Pantheon, and other buildings, as well as works by Vitruvius, Palladio, Lescot, and others. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A complete reference to the classical orders of architecture, this magnificently illustrated volume covers the Greek, Roman, and Renaissance periods. In addition to its fully representative selection of works by Italian and French Renaissance architects, the collection features a fine series of measured drawings derived from still-extant monuments of Greek and Roman antiquity. Since the "Orders" created by the Renaissance builders were based upon the earlier structures, this book provides a means of critical comparison as well as an excellent perspective on the growth and significance of the architectural orders. Eighty black-and-white plates by Augustus Pugin and other distinguished artists depict details of works by such architects as Vitruvius, Palladio, Vignola, Serlio, and Lescot. Featured Greek buildings include the Parthenon, the temples of Apollo and Jupiter, the Portico of Augustus, the Aqueduct of Hadrian, and others. More than twenty Roman structures include the Pantheon, the Colosseum and buildings in the adjacent forum, and the temples of Paestum. Complete reference covers Greek, Roman, and Renaissance periods. Eighty black-and-white plates by Pugin and others depict details from the Colosseum, Parthenon, Pantheon, and other buildings, as well as works by Vitruvius, Palladio, Lescot, and others. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2450grams, ISBN:0485550008.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Owner's name neatly on cover, otherwise an excellent unmarked copy.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Normand?s Parallel of the Orders of Architecture - Greek, Roman and Renaissance , by R. A. Cordingley and published by Alec Tiranti Ltd in 1959, is the sort of architectural book produced in the days when a column was not merely a vertical object holding something up, but an opportunity for several thousand years of argument. This is a study of the classical architectural orders ? Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and their assorted relatives, descendants and Renaissance interpretations ? presented through measured drawings and comparative plates showing how generations of architects decided that the precise width of a capital, the profile of a moulding and the number of diameters in a column were matters deserving serious attention. And, to be fair, they were. The classical orders formed one of the great visual languages of Western architecture. Temples, palaces, churches, banks, civic buildings and enormous houses belonging to people with more land than modesty all borrowed from the same basic vocabulary. Columns. Capitals. Entablatures. Pediments. And enough proportional theory to make a modern builder quietly leave the room. The great strength of a book like Normand?s Parallel is comparison. Rather than merely telling the reader that Greek, Roman and Renaissance architects treated the classical orders differently, it places examples alongside one another so that the differences can actually be seen. A Greek Doric column is not quite the same creature as a Roman Doric one. Renaissance architects then studied both, measured them, interpreted them, regularised them and occasionally disagreed with one another about what the ancients had obviously intended. Which is one of the enduring pleasures of architectural history: everybody claims to be following tradition, but somehow the details keep changing. The original work by Charles Normand became an important reference for architects and draughtsmen, and this later edition, associated with R. A. Cordingley, continued that tradition for a twentieth-century readership. It belongs to a world in which architectural students were expected to understand proportion through actual measured drawings rather than by typing ?classical column? into an image search and hoping for the best. Published by Alec Tiranti Ltd , a name strongly associated with architectural and artistic reference books, this volume has the satisfyingly practical air of something intended to be used rather than merely admired. It is a book for looking closely. Very closely. Possibly with a ruler. The plates reward anyone interested in the mechanics of classical design: how bases are constructed, how capitals develop, how mouldings relate to one another and how the entire system is governed by proportion. To the uninitiated, some of this may look like several pages of very similar columns. To the architecturally inclined, it is the difference between civilisation and somebody putting a decorative post outside a bungalow. There is also something wonderfully old-fashioned about the confidence of the subject. Classical architecture assumes that beauty can, to some extent, be measured. That there are proportions worth studying. That a building can be improved by understanding what people were doing two thousand years ago. Modern architecture has occasionally responded to this by constructing a large glass box. Debate continues. For students of architecture, classical design, historic buildings, draughtsmanship or architectural ornament, Normand?s Parallel of the Orders of Architecture remains an attractive reference work. It is also ideal for anyone who has ever stood in front of a grand building, looked up at the columns and thought: ?Yes, but are those really Corinthian?? Now you can go home and check. Condition: Good. A sound vintage copy with normal signs of age and handling appropriate to a book published in 1959. It has survived more than six decades while remaining considerably straighter than many modern buildings. No ISBN stated. A detailed and beautifully technical comparison of Greek, Roman and Renaissance architectural orders, packed with the kind of measured drawing that makes designers happy and everyone else suddenly aware that columns are much more complicated than they look. Sold by Crappy Old Books ? where even the columns come with provenance. And for your catalogue, I?d correct ?Artchitecture? to ?Architecture? in the title.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dark blue, almost black cloth on boards with silver lettering to spine. Very thick book (1366 pp) is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out, other than some minor scuffing to heel of spine, and the very beginning of looseness.…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2300grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 17th edition, very good clean copy, well bound with no inscriptions. Small sticker at foot of inside front cover 'Charles Wilson Bookseller, Liverpool' Jacket is price clipped and has splits on the hinges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback in illustrated boards, in Very Good condition, pp72, b&w plates. Normand's Parallel of the Orders of Architecture.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. In good condition. Dust jacket has been covered in palstic for protection but edges are slightly rubbed and the spine has faded. First edition was published in 1896. This edition 1963.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Seventeenth Edition. Very Good + in a very good jacket with chipped ends and edge wear PP 1366. index, frontis, illustrations maps diagrams . This is a heavy book at 2.356 KG.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Publication: London, G. Bell & Sons Ltd, 1945 Formatting: 8vo, pp. 88. Condition Report: Good. The original light brown cloth binding remains firm and structurally sound, sitting squarely with uncracked hinges and a tightly bound text block. While the boards maintain their original colour, they exhibit moderate shelf-wear, most notably typical fraying and minor cloth loss to the head and tail of the spine. The front board bears a few faint, superficial blemishes and handling marks, yet the black spine lettering remains distinct and unrubbed. Internally, the pages present remarkably well; they are bright and crisp, entirely avoiding the heavy foxing or browning that often affects wartime-era paper, making this a highly legible and sturdy copy. Catalogue Note: This 1945 issue constitutes the Second Edition of Cordingley's highly regarded instructional text, following the original edition published just a year prior. It is thoroughly illustrated throughout with black-and-white chess diagrams detailing 250 distinct master-game positions. Printed during the tail end of the Second World War when paper rationing strictly limited British publishing outputs, the survival of these practical manuals in such unblemished internal condition is increasingly uncommon on the open market. The volume retains a clean aesthetic, free from any distracting bookplates, marginalia, or previous ownership signatures. A true mid-century staple of chess literature, The Next Move Is. invites enthusiasts to step directly into the minds of the game's greatest masters. In this volume, E. G. R. Cordingley has expertly curated 250 crucial positions derived from actual tournament play, challenging the reader to identify the winning combinations and tactical sacrifices. Far more than a mere puzzle book, it serves as a rigorous training ground for developing pattern recognition and positional awareness, ensuring its methods remain as relevant to today's aspiring club player as they were upon its original release. N/A (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket, as issued. First Edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Library, 1970. Very Good condition. Mild corner bump. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked Volume 1, Catalogue A-E only (of 5). The early descriptions in this catalogue are by the noted bibliographer, R. W. G. Vail. Theodore Roosevelt was a prolific author who wrote more books and articles than any other American president. As noted in the preface, "all his known published writings in their various editions were gathered by the Association and are represented in this catalogue." Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in bright gold. Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 12.25" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 616pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. A 1967 reprint of the seventeenth (1961) edition of Fletcher's massive work (1366 pages). A production problem with this copy led to some wrinkling of a few pages in the centre of the book. The dust-jacket has a crease on the front. Ex libris sticker of former owner on front end-paper. Due to the size and weight of this book, it will be necessary to charge extra for postage to overseas (non-UK) customers.…

Hardback. Condition: VG. No DW. Reprint. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Small piece cut out at top of front endpaper. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2021 £8) Packed weight 2500g.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

In-4to (cm. 37,5) di pp. (80) con numerose ill. in bianco e nero n.t. Mz. tela ed. (lievi tracce d'uso). ID: CW_10649.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine - As New condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket, as issued. First Edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Library, 1970. Appears unread. Cover condition is Near Fine (only trivial rubbing). Internal condition is AS NEW. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read Volume 5, Shelflist only (of 5). Volume 5, the complete shelflist, reproduces a catalogue card for each of 12,800 items in the collection. The early descriptions in this catalogue are by the noted bibliographer, R. W. G. Vail. Theodore Roosevelt was a prolific author who wrote more books and articles than any other American president. As noted in the preface, "all his known published writings in their various editions were gathered by the Association and are represented in this catalogue." Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in bright gold. Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 12.25" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine - As New condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 642pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN.…