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Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater

Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater

G. E. Mitton

The work is a detailed topographical guide to three of London’s most celebrated districts, May Mayfair,…

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Ariadne Florentina: Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving

John Ruskin

Ari​adne Florentina presents itself as a series of six lectures on the theory and practice of wood‑ and…

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 An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch

Arthur Dimock

Arthur Dimock’s work is a scholarly survey of St Paul’s Cathedral, tracing its evolution from the obscure…

Lectures on Architecture and Painting, Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853

Lectures on Architecture and Painting, Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853

John Ruskin

The work is a transcription of John Rus‑in­k’s public lectures on architecture and painting, delivered in…

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The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; Vol. 3/3

MacGibbon, David; Ross, Thomas

This volume is the third part of MacGibbon and Ross’s exhaustive survey of Scottish ecclesiastical…

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An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author

Vitruvius Pollio

This work is an abridged version of Vitruvius Pollio’s ten‑book treatise on architecture, reorganised into…

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Ely Cathedral

Anonymous

This work is a nineteenth‑century guide to Ely Cathedral and its surrounding historic sites.

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Highways and Byways in Lincolnshire

W. F. Rawnsley

W. F. Rawnsley’s Highways and Byways in Lincolnshire is a detailed travel guide that maps the county’s…

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See

G. H. Palmer

The work is a detailed architectural and historical survey of Rochester Cathedral, written by George Henry…

The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See

The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See

Hartley Withers

Hartley Withers’s second‑edition work is a scholarly survey of Canterbury Cathedral’s architecture and the…

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum

Gleeson White

This work is a scholarly guide to Salisbury Cathedral, combining a detailed architectural description with a…

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See

W. D. Sweeting

Walter Debenham Sweeting’s work is a scholarly survey of Ely Cathedral, its architecture, monastic history,…

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Byzantine Churches in Constantinople: Their History and Architecture

Van Millingen, Alexander; George, Walter S.; Henderson, Arthur E. (Arthur Edward); Traquair, Ramsay

The work is a scholarly survey of the surviving Byzantine churches of Constantinople, written by Alexander…

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The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; Vol. 1/3

MacGibbon, David; Ross, Thomas

The work is a scholarly survey of Scottish church building from the first Christian settlements through the…

St. John's College, Cambridge

St. John's College, Cambridge

Robert Forsyth Scott

The work is a detailed historical guide to St. John’s College, Cambridge, written by Robert Forsyth Scott.

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 Its Architecture, Decoration and Garden Design

The English Home from Charles I. to George IV. Its Architecture, Decoration and Garden Design

J. Alfred Gotch

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Florentine palaces & their stories

Janet Ross

Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire

Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire

H. J. L. J. Massé

Bell’s Cathedrals is a scholarly survey of two medieval English churches, Tewkesbury Abbey and the Priory…

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 Its Natural History, and Its Portrait Gallery, Together with a Description of the Pompeian Court

The Palace and Park Its Natural History, and Its Portrait Gallery, Together with a Description of the Pompeian Court

Phillips, Samuel; Forbes, Edward; Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon); Owen, Richard; Scharf, George; Shenton, F. K. J.

The book is a Victorian guide‑book to the Crystal Palace and its surrounding park, first published in 1859…

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The city of Jerusalem

C. R. Conder

Claude R. Conder’s work is a scholarly travelogue that blends personal observation with the latest…

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A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Perrot, Georges; Chipiez, Charles

The volume is a scholarly survey of Egyptian art that proceeds methodically through architecture, sculpture,…

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Letters of an Architect, From France, Italy, and Greece. Volume 2 [of 2]

Joseph Woods

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Map" to "Mars" Volume 17, Slice 6

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Map" to "Mars" Volume 17, Slice 6

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6, is a scholarly reference entry on the subject of…

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Chelsea

G. E. Mitton

The work is a detailed topographical and historical survey of Chelsea, the fashionable riverside district of…