Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720) (1914)
Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933 · London : "Country life" and George Newnes ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 24
reat deal, for, as Bishop of Ijondon, Laudset on foot the great scheme of renovating St. Pauls, and Inigo Jones started the work ofclassicalising the Gothic fabric by setting on its west front a portico of full Roman type. Thereis, therefore, much circumstantial evidence to support the tradition… … 8 GRINLING GIBBONS AND THE WOODWORK OF HIS AGE. Wilton we find the manner of decoration which was to prevail for the best part of a century.There was, indeed, as one generation followed the other, much change of detail and variety inform, resulting from the individuality and invention of designers,…
