Chronological Chart of Anglican Church Architecture (Folding Chart with Colored Lithographs)
York, England: R. Sunter, 1844.
Illustrations by and after Francis Bedford. Hardcover.
Published as the Act Directs, March 1844. 15-1/4 x 21-3/4" linen-backed folding chart depicting the chronology of Anglican church architecture with fifteen 5 x 4-3/8" folding sections.
The timeline stretches from 600 to 1640 with four columns: Name of Style; Reign; AD (Year); Illustrative Examples; Characteristics.
The periods/styles encompass: Anglo Saxon (600-1066); Anglo-Norman (1066-1134); Transition or Semi-Norman (1134-1139); Early English or Lancet (1139-1272); Decorated (1272-1377); Perpendicular Florid or Plantagenet (1377-1435); Tudor (1435-1547); and Debased (1547-1640).
Item #9009635-1/2 x 4-5/8" case with green cloth over boards, green decorated endpapers, fifteen 5 x 4-3/8" engraved lithographs on flexible linen folded into the case.
Rubbing to endpapers, rubbing and a bit of edge-wear to green cloth, very light foxing to chart, a remarkably bright and exceptional copy of fragile item, very good indeed.
Price: $250.00