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The architectural antiquities of Great Britain : represented and illustrated in a series of views, elevations, plans, sections, and details, of various ancient English edifices : with historical and descriptive accounts of each

Britton, John, 1771-1857 · 1807 · London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, J. Taylor, Architectural Library, and the author · 66 pictures

John Britton's multi-volume survey of medieval English buildings, issued in London from 1807 by Longman and the Architectural Library for antiquaries, architects and subscribers. Line engravings give Norman and Gothic doorways, nave interiors, ruined abbeys and parish churches, with chevron and billet ornament, clustered piers, plans and sections rendered in fine hatching and usable as isolated architectural motifs.

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