Substance Gothic Lectures Development Architecture by Cram Ralph Adams (58 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Tight bright book with owner's bookplate to front pastedown and "booksale" stamp to front endpaper; in green cloth with gilt titles; 200 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very solid and tight, with very little exterior wear. Owner name on front free endpaper, else unmarked.

1st edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xviii pages, 2 leaves, 200 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 21 cm. Contents; The quarry of antiquity.--The age of Charlemagne.--The great awakening.--The epoch of transition.--The mediæval synthesis.--The decadence and the new paganism. Subjects; Architecture, Gothic. Architecture, Medieval. Civilization, Medieval. 1 Kg.

very good dark green cloth. previous owner's name and note on front endpaper, Richard Chafee (architectural historian); LAID IN: postcard with gift inscription from Chafee's wife Inge to him. CRAM, RALPH ADAMS. The substance of Gothic: six lectures on the development of architecture from Charlemagne to Henry VIII, given at the Lowell Institute, Boston, in November and December, 1916. Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1917, "Published September, 1917", xviii, 200pp., . CONTENTS: The quarry of antiquity.--The age of Charlemagne.--The great awakening.--The epoch of transition.--The mediæval synthesis.--The decadence and the new paganism.

1st edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xviii pages, 2 leaves, 200 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 21 cm. Contents; The quarry of antiquity.--The age of Charlemagne.--The great awakening.--The epoch of transition.--The mediæval synthesis.--The decadence and the new paganism. Subjects; Architecture, Gothic. Architecture, Medieval. Civilization, Medieval. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 200 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. It appears this book was rebound by the library. The job was well done. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. Light yellowing on pages. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. 1st Edition (Unstated); No Printing Stated.

Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 200 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. No dj. Slightly warped book, cover to cover.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG +. Second Edition. Some pencil underlining; ownership notation on front pastedown.

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Hardcover. Given at the Lowell Institute, Boston in November and December, 1916. Good dull orig.olive cloth, g.t. Prior sig. on title, pencilling.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First published in 1917, this book is the second edition from 1925, with an additional chapter and illustrations, 216 pages. These lectures were "given at the Lowell Insitute, Boston, Nov. and Dec., 1916". "I have called these lectures, given during the winter of 1916-17, in the Lowell Institute course in Boston, "The Substance Of Gothic," because in them an effort is made, though briefly and superficially, to deal with the development of Christian architecture form Charlemagne to Henry VIII, rather in relation to its substance than its accidents." FINE- HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Second. Dark green/brown cloth with gilt lettering. xviii, 216 pp.; bw frontispiece; 16 bw plates. Lectures given at the Lowell Institute, Boston, in November and December, 1916; This edition includes an additional chapter and illustrations. VG- (Ex-lib., usual markings; Light wear to cloth at extremities).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Second Edition. Second edition with an additional chapter and illustrations. 8vo. Cloth. 216 p. Black and photographs. Six lectures on the history of architecture. Cram was an author, lecturer, and architect, and propounded the view that the Renaissance had been a misguided detour for western culture. He argued for the need to return to Gothic sources for inspiration. Minor shelfwear. Near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. 1st. 1st edition. Cloth lettered in gilt on the cover and spine, t.e.g., 200, [1] pp., frontispiece portrait. Rubbed at the head and heel, otherwise fine.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 296. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1925 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 296.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 238. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1917 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 238.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.51 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 237 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 237 Language: English.