inquiry difference style observable ancient di winston charles delamotte philip (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Second Edition. 2 vols.: xxiv, 422, [1]; 23 p. + plates. 23 cm. 28 b&w in-text figures in vol. I. Vol. II has colour frontispiece and 75 plates, most sepia. Half burgundy leather with paper boards. Corners and edges a little worn. Small bookseller's labels on front pastedowns. Some foxing to first and last pages. Charles Winston (18141864) was the leading 19th-century authority on glass-painting. The numerous tracings which he made of interesting ancient glass reproduced both the design and the colouring of the originals. Towards the end of his life he became more interested in the scientific side of his subject; he made numerous elaborate chemical experiments with the assistance of his friend Charles Harwood Clarke which led to improvement in the manufacture of coloured glass. Winston also claimed to have discovered the secret of the medieval processes but was at the same time strongly opposed to servile imitation of medieval models. To illustrate this work, he chose Philip Henry Delamotte (18211889), the British photographer and illustrator best remembered for his photographic images of the Crystal Palace in 1854.

Leather. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Charles Winston; Philip H. Delamotte (illustratore). A wonderfully illustrated second edition of Charles Winston's study of ancient glass painting, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in full morocco. Complete in two volumes. The second edition. First published in 1865. Written and illustrated by noted English historian of stained glass, Charles Winston. Aside from his job as a lawyer, Winston became widely known as an expert in stained glass, and acted as a consultant for stained glass windows in various religious buildings, including St. Paul's Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral and Temple Church in London. This historical work explores the different styles of stained glass paintings, also providing hints on glass painting and how to gain employment of this manner. Profusely illustrated throughout, with Volume II containing seventy-five plates and a frontispiece, many of which have been coloured-in. Collated, complete.With the morocco bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front pastedown. William Foyle founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex. Beeleigh housed his library, one of the largest private libraries in England.Bookseller label of Henry Walker. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in full morocco. Externally, very smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to leather. Spine is a little faded, with light marks. Bookplate and bookseller label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Very Good Indeed. book.