SHAW'S LUTON CHAPEL. History and Antiquities of the Chapel at Luton Park, a seat of the Most Noble the Marquis of Bute, by H. SHAW. Illustrated in 20 beautiful Plates, comprising Plans, Sections, Perspective Views, Ornaments, and Parts at large. Imperial folio, published at £3. 3s.-REDUCED TO £1. 16s. Half-bound morocco, uncut, with gilt labels. 1 Or Proof Impressions on India Paper, pub. at £5. 5s.-REDUCED TO £3. 3s. Half-bound morocco, uncut, with gilt labels. This Chapel was built in the Reign of Henry VIII., and may be considered the most splendid example of private Ecclesiastical Architecture extant. The whole Interior is one gorgeous display of carving in oak, showing considerable originality in many of its members, and a variety in their details, which will prove as interesting to the Antiquary as they are useful to the Architect. The profusion of beautiful ornaments, which this volume displays, will also be found highly useful to carvers and ornamental artists of every description. "It is astonishing to observe the progress which Gothic architecture has made in public estimation, within the last half century; and there can be little doubt, that the more it is studied, the more its beauties will be appre ciated the science displayed in its construction excites alike the wonder of the ignorant and the learned, while the almost endless diversity of arrangement and detail of which it is susceptible, produces that constant variety which the mind always requires in contem-plating works of art." "THE LUXURIANTLY CARVED CHAPEL AT LUTON PARK IS A MOST SPLENDID AND ELABORATELY EXECUTED SPECIMEN OF THE LAST STAGE OF TUDOR ARCHITECTURE. The beauty and fidelity of Mr. Shaw's elegant illustrations, reflect great praise on his talents and perseverance." Gent.'s Mag. The following popular Works on Cottage Architecture, by P. F. Robinson, Esq., F.S.A. and Vice-President of the Institute of British Architects, have hitherto met with a considerable and steady sale at the full prices. The only reason for the present reduction is the expectation of proportionably increasing the demand for them. ROBINSON'S RURAL ARCHITECTURE, BEING A SERIES OF DESIGNS FOR ORNAMENTAL COTTAGES. IN NINETY-SIX PLATES. Including Bailiff's, Gamekeeper's, Fishing, Swiss and Gate Cottages, Residences, Parsonages, Alms Houses, Farm Houses, Dairies, with Ground Plans, Elevations, and Admeasurements. To which ESTIMATES are now for the first time added. FOURTH GREATLY IMPROVED EDITION. The Landscapes beautifully Drawn on Stone by J. D. Harding. Elegantly printed in one volume, royal 4to. the Plates on tinted paper. Published at £4. 4s.---now reduced to £2. 5s. Neatly half-bound morocco, uncut, with ornamented gilt labels, on back and sides. The high estimation in which this and the following elegant publications of the same author are held by the Profession, and their utility to every person engaged in ornamenting and laying out estates, is now generally acknowledged. The great popularity of the Rural Architecture is indicated by its having already passed through three editions. In this, the fourth, the size is larger than heretofore, and the appearance every way more elegant, being printed in royal 4to. uniformly with Mr. Robinson's other works on Cottage Architecture. The plates, many of which are redrawn, and all renewed or re-engraved, present a marked superiority. "Cottage Architecture has so material an effect among the features of a country, and occupies so conspicuous a place in the picture, that it is well to consider what forms are most pleasing and least intrusive. Mr. Robinson has taken somewhat of a new ground, or at least, he has confined his designs more particularly to the old English village style. His subjects are truly fitting to the object proposed. They are, in the pure sense of the word, elucidations of Rural Architecture, in almost every practicable example, and efficient to all the purposes assigned to each. He has shewn that a scenic dwelling may be erected by a proper arrangement of the materials, at the same cost with the less attractive structure. We may add, that we should feel gratification in seeing many of his designs adopted, and if we were rich in territory, our villages and farms should certainly owe additional interest to his picturesque structures." C ROBINSON'S DESIGNS FOR ORNAMENTAL VILLAS, Adapted to the Wants of Individuals of moderate Income, intended to elucidate the Possibility of producing Architectural Effects, combined with comfortable Arrangement, without increased Expenditure. IN A SERIES OF NINETY-SIX PLATES. Including Residences in the Swiss, Grecian, Palladian, modern Italian, Tuscan, Old English, Castellated, Anglo-Norman, Elizabethan, Ancient Manor House, and other Styles; also Stables, Garden-House, WaterMill, &c.—with Ground Plans, Elevations, and Admeasurements. Third greatly improved Edition. The Landscapes beautifully drawn on Stone by J. D. Harding, and others. Elegantly printed in one volume, royal 4to. the Plates on tinted paper, published at £4. 4s. NOW REDUCED TO £2. 5s. Neatly half-bound morocco uncut, with gilt labels on back and sides. "Mr. Robinson is so favourably known to his profession and to the public by his RURAL ARCHITECTURE, that we are relieved from any occasion to speak of his general merits. In the present work he has added another claim to attention as a draughtsman of much fancy and taste. Most of these designs he informs us have been carried into effect; and some of them, in our opinion, must be indeed ornamental to the scenes amidst which they are placed. Though England has long been superior in the neatness of its rural buildings to any other country with which we are acquainted, there have heretofore been comparatively very few cottages or villas which could be pointed out as possessing, in themselves, the qualities of picturesqueness or good feeling. They might produce such impressions by association, but this was merely accidental. Of late, however, a much finer taste has been cultivated, and in every quarter we see springing up architectural beauties, which not only agree with and improve surrounding nature, but which please and gratify the mind by their own merits. Mr. Robinson has contributed eminently to this improvement, and this as well as his preceding publications, are therefore well entitled to praise and patronage."-Literary Gazette. ROBINSON'S DESIGNS for GATE COTTAGES, LODGES, AND PARK ENTRANCES, In various Styles, from the humblest to the Castellated. IN FORTY-EIGHT PLATES. Beautifully Drawn on Stone by J. D. Harding, Allom, and others. The Architectural Details engraved on Copper. New and improved Edition, in one volume, royal 4to. published at £2. 2s. NOW REDUCED TO £1. 11s. 6d. ROBINSON'S VILLAGE ARCHITECTURE, Being a series of Designs for the Parsonage, the Inn, School-House, Alms Houses, Market House, Shambles, Butcher's Shop, Workhouse, Town Hall, and Church. Illustrative of the Observations contained in the Essay on the Picturesque by Sir Uvedale Price. In Forty-one Plates, beautifully Drawn on Stone, by Scarlet Davis, & Allom Fourth improved Edition, with an additional View of the Village Street by Allom. One volume, royal 4to. NOW REDUCED TO £1. 4s. Neatly half-bound morocco, uncut, with gilt labels on back and sides. "The most painter-like effects may be produced, even by a mixture of the simplest things, when properly placed and combined with others. In the pictures of many of the great Italian masters, mere sheds, with little alteration or disguise, are introduced among buildings of no mean character.' Price on the Picturesque. ROBINSON'S DESIGNS FOR FARM BUILDINGS, With a view to prove that the simplest forms may be rendered pleasing and ornamental by a proper disposition of the rudest materials. Including the Labourer's Cottage, Farm House, Barn, Granary, Cow House, Mill, Smithy, Weighing House, Dairy, Shed, Reservoir, in the Old English, Italian, and Swiss Styles. In 56 Plates, beautifully Drawn on Stone, Second improved Edition, one volume, royal quarto, published at £2. 2s. NOW REDUCED TO £1. 11s. 6d. Neatly half-bound morocco, uncut, with gilt labels on back and sides. The great National Work of Domestic Architecture. ROBINSON'S NEW VITRUVIUS BRITANNICUS, Comprehending Plans, Elevations, Interiors, and Scenic Views of the most distinguished Mansions in the United Kingdom, remarkable for their Architectural features or internal magnificence, all drawn from actual admeasurement, and engraved in the very highest style of Art by LE KEUX, SHAW, RADCLYFFE, and other Artists of the first celebrity, with Historical and Descriptive Accounts. Printed in a most splendid manner on imperial drawing paper. The Mansions published are: I. THE HISTORY OF WOBURN ABBEY. Illustrated by nine highly finished Copper-plate Engravings, and two large Vignettes. Imperial folio, published at £3. 3s.-REDUCED TO £2. 2s. or Proof Impressions on India Paper, REDUCED to £4, 4s. II. THE HISTORY OF HATFIELD HOUSE. Illustrated by ten highly finished Copper-plate Engravings, and two large Vignettes. Imperial folio, published at £3. 3s.—REDUCED TO £2. 2s. or Proof Impressions on India Paper, REDUCED TO £4. 4s. III. THE HISTORY OF HARDWICKE HALL. Illustrated by ten highly finished Copper-plate Engravings, and two large Vignettes. Imperial folio, published at £3. 3s.-REDUCED TO £2. 28. or Proof Impressions on India Paper, REDUCED TO £4. 4s. This work is an honour to the country, as well as to the patronage of his Majesty, and the support of nearly three hundred distinguished Subscribers; nevertheless it has been very unproductive in all but fame to the spirited projector. With the desire of realizing a portion of the considerable capital which still remains invested in the work, the present proprietor has determined to reduce the prices for a limited period, in the hope of thereby considerably extending its sale. In the event of this success, of which he entertains little doubt, it is his intention to undertake the continuation of the work on the same scale, and he accordingly hopes shortly to publish Mr. Robinson's HISTORY OF HADDON HALL, to which he respectfully solicits additional Subscribers. c 2 ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR IN BELGIUM, GERMANY, AND FRANCE. A Series of Twenty-four highly finished Etchings of Cathedrals, Palaces, Castles, Mansion Houses, and Old Buildings; drawn from actual admeasurement by the late CHARLES WILD, And beautifully engraved by LE KEUX, and others, ACCOMPANIED BY HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE LETTER-PRESS. IMPERIAL QUARTO, elegantly half-bound morocco, with glazed paper to the plates, Or, INDIA PROOFS, half-bound morocco, with glazed paper to the plates, In conse This beautiful volume was published only a few months since. quence of the death of the talented author, the edition has become the property of the advertiser, who, in accordance with his usual plan, has considerably reduced the price, although it was already lower in proportion than any modern publication of a similar description. The Architectural Drawings of the late MR. WILD are as remarkable for their fidelity, as for their freedom and effect, and are highly appreciated by Artists. "The subjects are well chosen; the architecture is grand and rich almost to redundancy; the artist has represented them with great exactness, but with spirit, and they are beautifully correct."-Times "This is a very interesting work. None knew better than the late Mr. Charles Wild how to select and delineate the beauties of Gothic Architecture. The drawings are made with that admirable skill and care for which he is so justly celebrated, and etched with great delicacy; we would refer to the Choir of the Church of St. James, at Liege, as a wonderful specimen in this way; indeed, for accuracy and detail, it might serve the purposes of the architect; and to the Quadrangle of the Episcopal Palace, in which the varying ornaments of each separate pillar are clearly distinguishable, although the general effect is, extraordinarily bold and powerful. The Views of Heidelberg are equally admirable as specimens of elaborate finishing, yet, with but a tone of colour, the Terrace Front would make a beautiful landscape. What can be more fantastic than the morceau from the nave of the Church of the barefooted Carmelites at Ghent-or more rich and varied than the Hotel de Bourgtherolde, Rouen? But the most interesting among these beautiful etchings are those of the Cathedral of Chartres, so recently all but destroyed by fire." Athenæum. "This beautiful work comprises 24 highlyfinished etchings of subjects selected from the most celebrated architectural remains of the taste and skill displayed in the middle ages, on the revival of the arts and sciences in Europe. The points of view, as well as the subjects, are chosen with judgment, and executed with great accuracy, taste, and skill, as will at once be perceived on an inspection of the views."-Herald. "We are charmed with the delicacy and grace, as well as the fidelity and spirit, with which the artist has impressed the peculiar architectural character of the subject on each of his plates, and has represented so as to call up the liveliest recollection of its minutest feature. "The rich blending of sculpture and painting, tapestry and gilding, with the architectural graces of the Flemish churches, the occasional and fervent devotion which you witness before the various altars, and the multitude of picturesque accessories which never fail to attend the pencil of this graceful draughtsman, are of themselves sufficient to make his work desirable; and we believe the abilities of Mr. Wild are so justly appreciated, that his name alone would be a sufficient recommendation. Here then is a rare union of qualities in the artist and in his subject. "The view down the long aisle of St. Bavon's, at Ghent, the gorgeous procession in the Cathedral at Mechlin and at Liege, the splendid oriel of St. James's Church at Antwerp, and the most curious quadrangle of the famous Episcopal Palace at Liege, are superbly executed. In the Knight's Hall at Heidelberg, and magnificent terrace in front of the Castle, the Mansion House at Louvain, the Hotel de Bourgtheroulde at Rouen, the Churches of St. Remi at Dieppe, St. Anne at Bruges, the Carmelites at Ghent, and the Cathedrals of Strasbourg, Chartres, & Amiens, the artist has been eminently successful. We trust that the public, in justice to itself, will reward his merits."-Atlas. WILD'S FOREIGN CATHEDRALS. A selection of choice examples of the Ecclesiastical Architecture of the Middle Ages, chiefly in France: all drawn on the spot, from actual admeasurement. Twelve splendid Plates in imperial folio. Exquisitely coloured in imitation of the Original Drawings, and mounted on tinted card-board. In a handsome morocco portfolio, lettered on the side. Published at £12. 12s. REDUCED TO £5. 5s. or sold separately at Half-a-guinea each, viz. : 1 West front of the Cathedral of Strasbourg. 5 West front of the Cathedral of Rheims. 7 Transept of the Cathedral of Rouen. 8 View of the Abbey Church of St. Quen. 9 Interior of the Transept of St. Ouen. 10 West front of the Cathedral of Amiens. 11 Nave of the Cathedral of Amiens. 12 Choir of the Cathedral of Amiens.. These exceedingly elaborate and beautiful plates have all the appearance of very highly-finished drawings, and make most elegant decorations for the drawing-room, either in gilt frames or the portfolio. Their size, including the margins, is 16 inches by 21 inches, but they will frame somewhat smaller, if required. "This splendid work is now complete, and does equal honour to the genius of the artist, and the liberal spirit of the publishers. Ir IS UNEQUALLED IN ITS WAY, AND WILL BE LONG WITHOUT A RIVAL, WHETHER BOUND AS A VOLUME, TREASURED IN A PORTFOLIO, OR FRAMED FOR UNIVERSAL ADMI RATION. With all our respect for Prout, and some others, we must admit that there never was an artist who touched on Gothic Architecture with the same severe truth and fidelity as Mr. Wild."-Athenæum. "A most beautiful and magnificent series of Plates. No library of the slightest pretension to elegance ought to be without this splendid collection."-Literary Gazette. COMPLETION OF BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS. THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF LINCOLN, Sixteen very highly-finished Line Engravings, by LE KEUX, FINDEN, and PrE, After Drawings made from actual admeasurement by the late CHARLE WILD, With Historical and Descriptive Letter-press, revised and enlarged; and the addition of an Historical Table of Bishops, a General Index, &c. &c. BY JOHN BRITTON, Esq. F.S.A. Author of the Architectural and Cathedral Antiquities of Great Britain, &c. &c. Medium 4to. pub. at £5.5s. in extra cloth bds.-REDUCED TO £1. 5s. Od. Cathedrals). 1 11 6 1 11 6 1 16 0 Atlas 4to. (to match Mr. Britton's crown folio edition). Imperial folio, INDIA PROOFS, pub. at £10. 10s.-REDUCED TO 3 3 0 (This will cut to match any of the sizes of Mr. Britton's Cathedrals, excepting the Medium and Royal.) The impressions of the plates are in the most perfect condition, the letter-press only being new. Lincoln is one of the most magnificent and interesting of our Cathedrals, the finest and most diversified in its architecture. As Mr. Britton discontinued his series of the English Cathedrals, without publishing Lincoln (in consequence of the ground being pre-occupied by Mr. Wild), this beautiful work, which is executed by the same engravers, becomes an indispensable adjunct, more especially now that it has been edited by Mr. Britton on the plan of all his other Cathedral Antiquities, and is also made to correspond with them in size and appearance. The plates are engraved in so expensive a manner, that the original cost of getting up this volume exceeded two thousand guineas. |