Ra Cordingley (29 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: 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. 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.

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Scribner's 1963. VG minus. Jacket has some wear, nicks and scuffs. Book has light wear, textblock edges have light foxing, pages lightly yellowed, clean, binding firm. Owner stamp inside front cover. Plain slipcase present, with average wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. black cloth, gilt lettering, mylar wrapped dust jacket, 1366 pp, tears to dj Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo.

Condition: Good. Revised edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. 380mm x 250mm (15" x 10"). [viii], 63pp. 63 b/w plates. Grey hardback boards with grey cloth spine.