Inigo Jones: Complete Architectural Drawings
by John Harris , Gordon Higgot
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
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About This Item
New York: The Drawing Center, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 336 Pages Including Appendix, Abbreviations, Bibliography, And Index. "This Is The First Single-Volume Catalog Of All Jones's Ninety-Three Surviving Architectural Drawings, A Third Of Which Are Reproduced In Color. They Range From Masterly Sketch Elevations For Royal Lodges To Meticulous Presentation Drawings For Imposing Gateways. A Selection Jones's Finest Stage Designs And Figurative Drawings Has Also Been Included, Illustrating The Breadth And Power Of His Graphic Work. Following Extensive Research, The Drawings Have Been Arranged Chronologically For The First Time, Clarifying The Phases Of Jones's Architectural Style. Some Well-Known Examples Have Been Redated Or Reattributed In The Light Of Stylistic Or Documentary Evidence. Each Drawing Has Been Given A Full Technical Description And Commentary, Supported In Many Cases By Illustrations Of Engraved Sources Or Photographs Of The Buildings Themselves. Short Essays Introduce The Periods Or Buildings To Which The Drawings Belong, And Longer Essays Summarize The Wider Aspects Of Jones's Achievement.".
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- First Landing Books & Art (US)
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- Title
- Inigo Jones: Complete Architectural Drawings
- Author
- John Harris , Gordon Higgot
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- The Drawing Center
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Inigo Jones Gordon Higgot John Harris Complete Architectural Drawings Catalogue Drawing Sketches Sketch Art Artist Elevations Royal Lodges Presentation Imposnig Gateways stage Designs Design Figurative Illustrations Illustration Graphic Work Style Buildin
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