Webb john 1611 1672 (17 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. An important early 18C antiquarian volume that brings together three influential but ultimately superseded interpretations of Stonehenge. 3 parts in 1, 27 plates, VG, second edition, 1725, in modern panelled calf, gilt titles to spine. Internally, portrait frontis, rubricated title within double ruled borders, [8], (1.) Inigo Jones - Antiquity of Great Britain, [4], 72 pp, 14 plates (including 7 large folding), printer fault at R2 page numbering p63. 92.) (2.) Walter Charleton - Chorea Gigantum, [10], 48, 2 plates. (3.) John Webb - A Vindication of Stone-Heng Restored, [6], 228 pp, [13] index, 11 plates (some small). Frontis & title of Great Britain laid down, 1 pagination error, some light water stain at head margin to last 25 leaves, 27 headers, footers & initial letters, book label to fpd (David W Phillipson), ink name to tp & ink initials to text block edge (WM). (348*224 mm). (Harris 384; RIBA 1628; Upcott III, 1317-1320; Wing J954). Jones' hypothesis of the Roman origin of Stonehenge, & the first publication of Charleton's critical response to this, suggesting that the stones were erected by Danes. In the present work, Webb replies in kind, with a robust defence of Jones - which was not surprising considering Webb edited & saw the first edition of 1655 through the press. DYKE Van. LOMBART Pierre. HASSEL J. (ilustrador). …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. One of the most significant English antiquarian books of the Restoration period, valued both for its association with Inigo Jones and for its role in the early scholarly interpretation of Stonehenge. FIRST Edition, in contemporary boards, gilt edge tooling, corners & edges lightly bumped & worn. Re-spined to style, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label. Internally, imprimatur leaf, [1], [6], 92, 97-232 pp, [1] errata, 11 numbered engravings within text, 2 headers & 2 initial letters, has the final errata leaf (which is normally lacking), title page in red & black within double ruled borders, with vignette, pagination skips from 92 to 97 (printers error present in all copies), no loss of text catchword or text, its continuous, gilt tooling to board edges, text block edges sprinkled red, minimal scattered foxing, pages 17, 20, 26, 27, miss numbered 20, 17, 22, & 23. (Folio, 194*293 mm). (ESTC R12913. Wing 1203. Allibone 2621). Webb was a British architect & student of Inigo Jones (1573-1652). Jones's theory was that Stonehenge was built as a Roman temple, open to the sky & dedicated to the god Coelus. In 1663 Dr Walter Charleton in his Chorea Gigantum, attributed Stonehenge to the Danes. Webb countered with the current work which is both a rebuttal of Charleton & an invaluable account of his life, character and work of (as Webb put it) The Vitruvius of his age. See ODNB. Title continues: in which the orders and rules of architecture observed by the ancient Romans, are discussed. Together with the customs and manners of several nations of the world in matters of building of greatest antiquity. As also an historical narration of the most memorable actions of the Danes in England.…

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LeatheBound. Condición: 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1669 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. Pages: 230 Language: English Pages: 230.…