Polychromatic Decoration as Applied to Buildings in the Mediaeval Styles

by George Ashdown Audsley, William James Audsley

$650 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

First edition

Original publisher's brown cloth, front board and spine gilt lettered. Slight wear to the spine A lavish and influential work, merging scholarship, artistry, and architectural advocacy. Among the most visually arresting testaments to the Gothic Revival's enduring legacy. First edition of this monumental visual compendium of architectural ornament, issued by the prolific Scottish architect brothers George Ashdown and William James Audsley. The present work is a

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