William Richard Lethaby
Born
in Barnstaple, Devon, England
January 18, 1857
Died
July 17, 1931
Influences
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Architecture Mysticism and Myth
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published
1892
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88 editions
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Mediaeval art, from the peace of the Church to the eve of the Renaissance, 312-1350
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published
2010
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56 editions
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Writing & Illuminating & Lettering: The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks
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published
2006
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4 editions
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Architecture, Nature And Magic
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London Before the Conquest
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published
2009
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28 editions
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The Church of Sancta Sophia Constantinople: A Study of Byzantine Building
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published
1894
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46 editions
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Cambridge Medieval History: Germany and the Western Empire
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published
2011
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Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers
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published
2006
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2 editions
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Londinium Architecture and the Crafts
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published
2007
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9 editions
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Architecture: An Introduction To The History And Theory Of The Art Of Building
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published
2015
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20 editions
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“Behind every style of architecture there is an earlier style, in which the germ of every form is to be found”
― Architecture Mysticism and Myth
― Architecture Mysticism and Myth
“This four squareness was a talismanic assurance of permanence and stability. The thought that, as the heavens were stable upon the earth, so any building four square with them would be immovable, seems, as we have seen, a natural analogy.”
― Architecture Mysticism and Myth
― Architecture Mysticism and Myth










