Renaissance architecture and ornament in Spain : a series of examples selected from the purest works executed between the years 1500-1560 / measured and drawn together with short descriptive text by Andrew N. Prentice
x, 16 p., 60 leaves of plates: illus., plans; 482 mm.
General Note
This work is the result of a study tour in Spain Prentice undertook between November 1889 and June 1890. The work is dedicated to the Queen Regent of Spain, Maria Cristina. The work comprises the dedication, 'List of Subscribers', 'Preface' (dated August 1893), 'List of the Plates' and 'Description of the Plates' followed by the photolithographs of Prentice's selected drawings focusing on the Plateresque buildings of Spain constructed between 1500 and 1560. The drawings were photolithographed and printed by James Akerman, 6 Queen Square, London.
Provenance
Bequest of Sir Edwin Cooper, R.A., November 1961.
Binding Note
The book is bound in a green cloth binding with gold lettering on the spine, 'Renaissance·In·Spain···A·N·Prentice'.
Subject
Architecture, Renaissance Spain 16th century - Decoration and ornament, Renaissance Spain 16th century