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ABC/245
Title
English Renaissance Woodwork 1660-1730
Date(s)
- 1921 (Creation)
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1 volume
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A volume comprising a selection of the finest examples of Monumental and Domestic Woodwork of the Later Renaissance in England, chiefly of the period of Sir Christopher Wren. It contains 80 plates of measured drawings, illustrating the Choir Stalls at St. Paul's Cathedral, the decorative woodwork of Hampton Court Palace, the Colleges of Oxford and Cambridge and various details of Staircases and Chimney-pieces, together with introductory and descriptive text. Buildings included: St. Paul's Cathedral; Hampton Court Palace; St. Lawrence Jewry; St. Nicholas Church, Deptford; St. Mary Abchurch; St. Mary-le-Bow; Oxford (Trinity College Chapel; Queen's College Chapel; All Souls' College; Wadham College; University College Chapel); Cambridge (Magdalene College; Pepysian Library; Clare College; Trinity College Chapel; Pembroke College Chapel; Emmanuel College Chapel).
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- English
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Spine a bit scuffed