THE GOTHIC & MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE COLLECTION ~~~~~~~~ A stunning and truly unique collection
of almost 200 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on ONE USB FLASH DRIVE covering all aspects of GOTHIC & MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE. Explore the realms of gothic
and medieval buildings throughout Britain
and Europe. Discover the origin, history and
principles of gothic architecture and study the finest examples of ancient
works still in existence. Cathedrals, churches, edifices, roofs, doorways, windows,
ornaments and furniture – this is a treasure trove for the enthusiast of gothic
design and architecture and those with an interest in the Middle Ages. Some of
the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will
provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, an absolute must for
anyone with an interest in gothic and medieval architecture. The full list of
titles included speaks for itself…. This superb compilation of
196 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great
content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books
have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to
read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or
e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. Most of the books
are written in English with several additional texts in French and German. This is without doubt the
most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by
rare-book-collections, and only available here!
The Full List of Titles
Included is as Follows:
A B C of
Gothic architecture - J. F. Parker (1907) A companion
to the Fourth edition of A glossary of terms used in Greek, Roman, Italian, and
Gothic architecture - J. H. Parker (1850) A concise
glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture - J.
H. Parker (1905) A dictionary
of the architecture and archaeology of the middle ages - J. Britton (1883) A glossary of
terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic architecture Vols. 1 - 3 - J.
H. Parker (1850) A guide to
English Gothic architecture, illustrated by numerous drawings and photographs -
S. Gardner (1922) A guide to
Gothic architecture - T. F. Bumpus (1914) A guide to
the architectural antiquities in the neighborhood of Oxford - J. H. Parker (1846) A history of
architecture Vols. 1 - 4 - R. Sturgis (1904) A history of
Gothic art in England
- E. S. Prior (1900) A history of
the Gothic revival - C. L. Eastlake (1872) A manual of
Gothic architecture - F. A. Paley (1846) A manual of
Gothic moldings - with directions for copying them and for determining their
dates - F. A. Paley (1891) A plea for
the faithful restoration of our ancient churches - G. G. Scott (1850) A treatise on
the ecclesiastical architecture of England during the Middle Ages - J.
Milner (1811) A treatise on
the rise and progress of decorated window tracery in England - E. Sharpe (1849) An analysis
of ancient domestic architecture in Great Britain Vols. 1 & 2 - F.
T. Dollman (1866) An analysis
of Gothick architecture - illustrated by a series of upwards of seven hundred
examples of doorways, windows, etc. Vols. 1 & 2 - R. Brandon (1849) An apology
for the revival of Christian architecture in England - A. Pugin (1895) An Attempt to
Define the Geometric Proportions of Gothic Architecture - R. W. Billings (1840) An attempt to
discriminate the styles of architecture in England - T. Rickman (1862) An
elucidation of the principles of English architecture, usually denominated
Gothic - J. Kendall (1842) An essay in
defence of ancient architecture, or, A parallel of the ancient buildings with
the modern - R. Morris (1728) An essay on
the military architecture of the middle ages - E. Viollet-Le-Duc (1860) An essay on
the origin and development of window tracery in England - E. A. Freeman (1851) An essay on
the origin and progress of Gothic architecture - T. Bell (1829) An historical
description of the metropolitical Church
of Christ, Canterbury - J. Burnby (1783) An historical
survey of the ecclesiastical antiquities of France,
with a view to illustrate the rise and progress of Gothic architecture in Europe - G. D. Whittington (1809) An history of
the origin and establishment of Gothic architecture - J. S. Hawkins (1813) An inquiry
into the chronological succession of the styles of romanesque and pointed
architecture in France - T. Inkersley (1850) An
introduction to the study of Gothic architecture - J. H. Parker (1849) Ancient
architecture, restored and improved by a great variety of grand and usefull
designs, entirely new, in the Gothick mode - B. Langley (1742) Archéologie
chrétienne; ou Précis de l'histoire des monuments religieux du moyen âge -
J. J. Bourasse (1871) Architectural
and picturesque illustrations of the cathedral churches of England and Wales Vol. 1 - B. Winkles (1851) Architectural
notes on German churches - W. Whewell (1842) Architectural
sketches for cottages, rural dwellings, and villas, in the Grecian, Gothic, and
fancy styles, with plans - R. Lugar (1815) Architecture
gothic and renaissance - T. R. Smith (1880) Architecture
in Italy
from the sixth to the eleventh century - R. Cattaneo (1896) Architektonik
des gothischen stils - R. Adamy (1889) Beyond
architecture - A. K. Porter (1918) Brick and
marble in the middle ages notes of tours in the north of Italy - G. E. Street (1874) Churches and
castles of mediæval France
- W. C. Larned (1895) Companion to
the Principles of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture - M. H. Bloxam (1882) Contrasts, or
a parallel between the noble edifices of the middle ages, and corresponding
buildings of the present day - A. Pugin (1898) Cottage,
lodge, and villa architecture - W. Audsley (1870) Designs for
Gothic ornaments & furniture - J. Gibbs (1854) Details of
Gothic architecture Vols. 1 & 2 - J. K. Colling (1890) Deutsche
Baukunst des Mittelalters und der Renaissance = old German architecture - K. R.
Langweische (1922) Deutsche
Sondergotik - eine Untersuchung über das Wesen der deutschen Baukunst in späten
Mittelater - K. Gerstenberg (1913) Development
& character of Gothic architecture - C. H. Moore (1906) Die rheinischen
chorgestühle der frühgotik; ein kapitel der rezeption der Gotik in
Deutschland - H. Reiners (1909) Domestic
architecture of France XIIth to XVIth century Vol. 1 (1900) Églises
gothiques en France
- M. Thibous (1912) Eight
chapters on English medieval art - E. S. Prior (1922) English
church architecture of the middle ages - A. F. Smith (1922) English
mediaeval architecture Pt. 2 - C. E. Power (1912) Essai sur
l'architecture ogivale en Belgique - A. Schayes (1840) Essay on the
origin, history, and principles, of Gothic architecture - J. Hall (1813) Essays on
gothic architecture - T. Warton (1802) Examples of
ancient doorways and windows - F. Bedford (1856) Examples of
Gothic architecture, selected from various ancient edifices in England
Vols. 1 - 3 - A. Pugin (1895) Facsimile of
the sketch-book of Wilars de Honecort, an architect of the thirteenth century
(1859) Flowers from
medieval history - M. D. Kellogg (1910) Form problems
of the Gothic - W. Worringer (1920) Formprobleme
der Gotik - W. Worringer (1912) George Edmund Street; unpublished
notes and reprinted papers (1916) Gothic
architecture - E. A. Browne (1906) Gothic
architecture - E. Corroyer (1893) Gothic
architecture applied to modern residences - D. H. Arnot (1849) Gothic
architecture in England
- F. Bond (1905) Gothic
architecture in England
and France - G. H. West (1911) Gothic
architecture in France, England, and Italy Vols. 1 & 2 - T. G.
Jackson (1914) Gothic
architecture, improved by rules and proportions - B. Langley (1747) Gothic architecture;
containing forty-eight full-page illus. reproduced from photos - E. A. Browne
(1911) Gothic
ornaments in the cathedral church
of York - J. Halfpenny
(1795) Gothic
ornaments of the 15th & 16th centuries - A. Pugin (1860) Gothic
ornaments, being a series of examples of enriched details and accessories of
the architecture of Great
Britain Vols. 1 & 2 - J. K. Colling
(1848) Gothic
ornaments, selected from various ancient buildings - A. Pugin (1894) Gothic
stonework, containing the history and principles of church architecture, and
illustrations of the characteristic features of each period - E. A. Davidson
(1870) Gotische
Portalskulpturen in Spanien - A. L. Mayer (1922) Greek and
gothic, progress and decay in the three arts of architecture, sculpture, and
painting - R. Thyrwhitt (1881) Grotesque
architecture - W. Wrighte (1790) Handbook to
Gothic architecture, ecclesiastical and domestic - T. Perkins (1897) Historic
ornament - treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament Vols. 1 &
2 - J. Ward (1909) Historical
studies of church-building in the Middle Ages - Venice,
Siena, Florence
- C. E. Norton (1880) History and
antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain Vols. 1 - 4 - J.
Storer (1814) How France
built her cathedrals; a study in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries - E. B.
O'Reilly (1921) Illustrations
of geometric tracery, from the paneling belonging to Carlisle
Cathedral - R. W. Billings (1842) Jedburgh
Abbey - historical and descriptive also,
The abbeys of Teviotdale, as showing the development of Gothic architecture -
J. Watson (1894) La filiation
généalogique de toutes les écoles gothiques Vols. 1 - 4 - J. F. Colfs (1882) L'architecture
gothique - E. Corroyer (1903) L'Art
gothique - unknown author (1920) Las
catedrales de España, principales (románicas y góticas) - R. Benavent (1913) Lectures on
the rise and development of medieval architecture Vols. 1 & 2 - G. G. Scott
(1879) Les
architectes des cathédrales gothiques - H. Stein (1909) Les
cathédrales de France - A. Rodin (1921) Les
cathédrales gothiques - L. Cloquet (1914) Les origines
du style gothique en Brabant - R. M. Lemair
(1906) Mediaeval
church vaulting - C. Ward (1915) Mediæval
military architecture in England
Vols. 1 & 2 - G. T. Clark (1884) Medieval
architecture, its origins and development Vols. 1 & 2 - A. K. Porter (1912) Medieval art,
from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 - W. R.
Lethaby (1904) Military
architecture in England
during the middle ages - A. H. Thomson (1912) Modern Gothic
architecture - T. G. Jackson (1873) Normandy, its Gothic
architecture and history - F. G. Stephens (1865) Observations
on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, including some remarks on
Grecian and Gothic architecture - H. Repton (1805) On the construction
of the vaults of the middle ages - R. Willis (1910) On the nature
of Gothic architecture - J. Ruskin (1854) Origines
françaises de l'architecture gothique en Italie - C. Enlart (1894) Ornaments of
the XVth and XVIth centuries - A. Pugin (1836) Our English
minsters Vols. 1 & 2 - F. W. Farrar (1912) Progress in
art and architecture, with precedents for ornament - J. P. Seddon (1852) Pugin's
Gothic furniture - A. Pugin (1830) Raccolta de'
migliori ornamenti del medio evo e profili di architettura gotica, disegnati e
descritti - C. A. Heideloff (1859) Remarks on
secular & domestic architecture, present & future - G. G. Scott (1857) Remarks on
the architecture of the middle ages, especially of Italy - R. Willis (1835) Remarks on
the principles of Gothic architecture, as applied to ordinary parish churches -
J. L. Petit (1846) Rudimentary
treatise on the principles of design in architecture as deducible from nature
and exemplified in the works of the Greek and Gothic architects - E. L. Garbett
(1850) Rural
architecture consisting of classic dwellings, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and
Gothic - E. Shaw (1843) Rural
architecture in the Gothick taste - W. Halfpenny (1752) Sacred
architecture, its rise, progress, and present state - R. Brown (1845) Scotland's ruined
abbeys - H. C. Butler (1899) Select
specimens of Gothic architecture - W. Caveler (1836) Six lectures
on architecture - R. A. Cram (1917) Some account
of Gothic architecture in Spain
Vols. 1 & 2 - G. E. Street
(1914) Sources of
influence on Gothic architecture - F. M. Lescher (1911) Specimens of
Gothic architecture and ancient buildings in England Vols. 1 - 4 - J. Carter
(1839) Specimens of
Gothic architecture, consisting of doors, windows, buttresses, pinnacles, etc.
- F. MacKenzie (1825) Specimens of
Gothic architecture; selected from various ancient edifices in England
Vols. 1 & 2 - A. Pugin (1825) Temples
anciens et modernes, ou, Observations historiques et critiques sur les plus
célèbres monumens d'architecture greque et gothique - L. Avril (1774) The aesthetic
and miscellaneous works of Frederick von Schlegel - E. J. Millington (1860) The ancient
half-timbered houses of England
- M. Habershon (1836) The
architectural antiquities of Great
Britain - J. Britain (1835) The builder's
director, or bench-mate - being a pocket-treasury of the Grecian, Roman and
Gothic orders of architecture - B. Langley (1751) The
construction of Lombard and Gothic vaults - A. K. Porter (1911) The Gothic
quest - R. A. Cram (1907) The history
and antiquities of Bath
Abbey Church
- J. Britton (1825) The history
and antiquities of the abbey and cathedral church of Bristol
- J. Britton (1836) The history
and antiquities of the abbey and cathedral church of Gloucester
- J. Britton (1829) The history
and antiquities of the abbey church of
St. Peter, Westminster Vols. 1 & 2 - E. W. Brayley
(1818) The history
and antiquities of the cathedral church
of Hereford - J. Britton
(1831) The history
and antiquities of the cathedral church
of Oxford - J. Britton
(1821) The history
and antiquities of the cathedral church
of Wells - J. Britton
(1824) The history
and antiquities of the cathedral church
of Worcester - J. Britton
(1836) The history
and antiquities of the conventual and cathedral church of Ely
- J. Bentham (1771) The history
and antiquities of the metropolitical church of Canterbury
- J. Britton (1836) The history
and antiquities of the metropolitical church of York
- J. Britton (1836) The mediaeval
church architecture of England
- C. H. Moore (1912) The medieval
architecture of Chester
- J. H. Parker (1858) The mouldings
of the six periods of British architecture from the Conquest to the Reformation
- E. Sharpe (1871) The nature of
Gothic, a chapter of The stones of Venice
- J. Ruskin (1892) The Old
Ludgings of Glasgow - T. Lugton (1901) The open
timber roofs of the Middle Ages - R. Brandon (1849) The
principles of beauty as manifested in nature, art, and human character .... And
Thoughts on Grecian and Gothic architecture - A. M. Schimmelpenninck (1859) The
principles of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture - M. H. Bloxam (1859) The
principles of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture Vols. 1 & 2 - M. H. Bloxam
(1882) The
significance of Gothic art - R. A. Cram (1918) The substance
of Gothic - R. A. Cram (1917) The temple
builder's most useful companion ... in the Greek, Roman, and Gothic taste - T.
C. Overton (1774) The true
principles of pointed or Christian architecture - A. Pugin (1895) The white
robe of churches of the XIth century - H. Spence-Jones (1899) Types
d'architecture gothique, empruntés aux édifices les plus remarquables
construits en Angleterre Vols. 1 - 3 - A. Pugin (1853) An absolute must
for anyone with an interest in gothic and medieval architecture as well as the
ancient churches, cathedrals and sacred buildings of Britain and Europe – an
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