Sundials. Incised Dials or Mass-clocks
by Green, Arthur Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1926). A study of the time-markers of medieval churches, containing descriptions, photographs, diagrams and analysis of dials, chiefly in Hampshire, but also in various other counties. A volume in "The Historic Monuments of England" series. Demy 8vo; original dark green cloth, titled in gilt on spine; edges of upper board ruled in blind; pp. xx + 203, incl. index; plates; text figures; folding diagram. Very good condition; bottom edge of lower board slightly bumped; cloth a little stippled; accession stamp and date to front free endpaper; a few discreet, informed marginal annotations and a little underlining; regular light browning throughout. "It seems a pity that hitherto so little interest has been taken in this subject, for it undoubtedly forms a very interesting corner in ecclesiology. To many people who take an intelligent interest in the architecture of our parish churches the Mass-clock is quite unknown; they will converse quite learnedly of the Norman, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles of architecture, and they are interested in piers and arches, stained-glass windows, screens and pews, fonts, pulpits, bells, low side-windows and wall-paintings, etc., etc., but when one of these dials is mentioned, they have never seen or even heard of such a thing." - from the Preface. .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10759
- Title
- Sundials. Incised Dials or Mass-clocks
- Author
- Green, Arthur Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1926)
- Keywords
- Sundials. Incised Dials. Mass-clocks. Parish churches. Church architecture. Primitive time-markers. Clocks Architecture and Decor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture and Decor;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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