The “ Country Life ” Library 
GRINLING GIBBONS 
& the Woodwork of his Age 
( 1648 - 1720 ) 
By H. AVRAY TIPPING, M.A., F.S.A. 
250 MAGNIFICENT ILLUSTRATIONS, 
INCLUDING MEASURED DRAWINGS 
Quarter bound in buckram, gilt, 25 /- net ; half- 
bound in morocco, 35 /- net ; by post, nod. extra. 
THE Publishers feel that they could not possibly have 
secured a more able pen than that of Mr. H. Avray 
Tipping to describe the work of the greatest carver in 
wood that the Renaissance produced. The Author’s 
profound knowledge of the period and his intimate 
acquaintance with the art of Gibbons in all its mani- 
festations give an unquestioned authority to a volume 
which, for the first time, gathers together a superb body of 
illustrations and detailed descriptions of all his best work. 
It may indeed be stated with entire confidence that 
this volume is a complete and satisfying work of reference 
on the subject with which it deals. 
“ The proprietors of Country Life are rendering admirable service 
with their series of Architectural Monographs. In writing a life of 
Gibbons, Mr. Avray Tipping had by no means an easy task, but with pains- 
taking care he has collected all the available material, skilfully focussed 
it, and for the first time we have Gibbons presented in true perspective. 
But Mr. Tipping’s work is of more than biographical value. Equipped 
obviously with wide knowledge of his subject, he has written a compre- 
hensive and luminous account of what may be described as the golden 
age of wood carving in England .” — The Glasgow Herald. 
“ The book is rich in lessons for architects and amateurs of fine 
woodwork .” — The Scotsman. 
“ Ought to find a place in the library of every architect, and, indeed, 
of everyone who is interested in decorative arts and the progress of 
British craftsmanship .” — Aberdeen Free Press. 
