Stalley Roger Editor (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 237 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black buckram covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. George Edmund Street was one of the most influential architects of the Victorian Gothic Revival—rigorous, scholarly, and uncompromising in his belief that medieval architecture offered the most morally and aesthetically sound model for modern ecclesiastical design. By the mid‑19th century, Christ Church Cathedral was structurally compromised, a patchwork of medieval fabric, post‑Reformation alterations, and Georgian interventions. in need of decisive restoration to preserve its medieval core and reassert its ecclesiastical dignity. The cathedral's medieval origins (Norse foundation, 11th century; extensive 12th-13th‑century rebuilding) made it one of the most historically important churches in Ireland. Ref N 3.…

Condition: Sehr gut. First Edition. 28 x 25 cm. xxiv, 214 pages. Illustrated throughout. Quarter black morocco over cloth covered boards. Gitlt title and line decorations. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping. Internally clean. A nice copy.