Story of Scotland in Stone
Title: Story of Scotland in Stone
Author: Ian C. Hannah. Illustrations by Edith B. Hannah
Publisher: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh & London
Date: 1934
Hardback - 1st Edition with original dustcover. xv-332pp. Fully Illustrated with pencil drawings and b/w photographic plates. Glossary & Index.
Synopsis
The book covers how the impact of Celtic, Roman & Gothic culture led to the development of a "National style" architecture.
93 Illustrations mostly line drawings by Edith B. Hannah.
Chapter Titles:
I. The Spirit of Scottish Architecture
II. The genesis of Celtic Art
III. The Coming of the Normans
IV. The Passing of Romanesque
V. The Dawn of Gothic
VI. The Great Cathedral Building Age
V11. Early Military Architecture
VIII. The High Noon of Gothic
IX. A National Style: Churches with Timber Roofs
X. A National Style: Churches Wholly Stone
XI. Palaces and Towers
XII. The Sunset of Gothic
XIII. The Twilight of Medaevalism
XIV. Fittings of Churches
XV. The High Renaissance
XVI. The Last of the Living Styles
Condition Notes
The book is in very good condition with near perfect dustcover now in a protective sheath. Excellent clean cover boards underneath. Inside the pages are clean and tight.
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