ArchitectureGothic and Renaissance

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Masterpieces of Medieval Open Timber Roofs

Excellently framed and designed, with bold, receding arches, the open timber roofs of the medieval period featured massive moldings, carved timbers, and intricate tracery. Today, these roofs are recognized for their striking beauty, rich ornamentation, and the consummate skills of the carpenters and builders who crafted them. This excellent reproduction of a rare nineteenth-century volume inclu…

How France Built Her CathedralsA Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

"How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries" by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition ha…

More Craftsman Homes

Gustav Stickley (18581942) leader of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, publisher of The Craftsman, writer, innovator, and famous furniture manufacturer created designs for a new form of American home. Based on beauty, simplicity, utility, and organic harmony, these designs were to have lasting impression on the shape, look, feel, and rationale of American domestic architecture. Many of t…

Sir Christopher WrenHis Family and His Times

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Medieval Woodcut IllustrationsCity Views and Decorations from the Nuremberg C…

Perhaps the most elaborately illustrated book of the 15th century, The Nuremberg Chronicle ranks with the Gutenberg Bible in terms of its magnificent craftsmanship and unsurpassed excellence of design. A rich selection of plates from this 1493 history of the world, long a treasured favorite of collectors, is now available in this inexpensive edition. This volume lovingly preserves the full gran…

How to judge architecturea popular guide to the appreciation of buildings

"How to judge architecture: a popular guide to the appreciation of buildings" by Russell Sturgis. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticul…

Medieval Ornament950 Illustrations

The decorative arts of the Middle Ages richly ornate, filled with religious and mythic symbolism were especially remarkable for the complexities of their design and their inspired craftsmanship. This fascinating volume presents nearly 1,000 illustrations of medieval ornament, consisting mostly of architectural elements from German Romanesque and Gothic churches and other buildings. Originally…

The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in the Church of St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens, …

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Pugin's Gothic OrnamentThe Classic Sourcebook of Decorative Motifs with 100 P…

An architect and archaeologist born in France, Augustus Charles Pugin (17621832) fled to England during the Revolution and worked there for 17 years in the London office of the noted architect John Nash. Pugin's interest in the Gothic style coming early during the Gothic Revival resulted in this influential and exquisitely drawn book of architectural ornaments, each item copied with rare prec…