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by John Alfred Gotch
1928
This book examines the stage works that Inigo Jones and John Webb who are responsible for the visual aspects of the masques performed at the various royal palaces in the seventeenth century. The author establishes Jones and Webb as the most effective London theatre builders and scene designers at this time.
Aimed at the non-professional reader, this book covers the principles and ideals of architecture, providing "a true basis for the development of a refined taste, and therefore also for the creation of a higher public standard of excellence in all that pertains to architecture."-- p. ix.