Examples of Gothic architecture; selected from various ancient edifices in England: consisting of plans, elevations, sections, and parts at large; calculated to exemplify the various styles, and the practical construction of this admired class of architecture: accompanied by historical and descriptive accounts… Second edition, with corrected plates.

PUGIN, Augustus Charles, and Edward James WILLSON

Published by London, Henry G. Bohn, 1838-1840., 1838

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PUGIN, Augustus Charles, and Edward James WILLSON. Examples of Gothic architecture; selected from various ancient edifices in England: consisting of plans, elevations, sections, and parts at large; calculated to exemplify the various styles, and the practical construction of this admired class of architecture: accompanied by historical and descriptive accounts… Second edition, with corrected plats. London, Henry G. Bohn, 1838-1840. 4to. 3 vols: xviii, 66 pp., 73 plates (one folding and one double) including the etched frontispiece lettered Examples of Gothic Architecture, by A. Pugin, Architect. Consisting of Plans, Sections, Elevations and Details. Vol. I. On the title-plate the lettering is set within an elevation of the west front of the Great Gateway at Magdalen College, Oxford, and is dated January 1830. It is lettered 'Domestic Architecture' above the gateway.; xxiv, 63, [1] pp., 73 plates including the frontispiece, by A. W. N. Pugin, depicting a 15th century architect at work in his study.; xvii, [1], 93, [1] pp., 74 plates (one folding and two double). Contemp. half morocco and cloth, gilt lettering to spines. Tightly bound. Sporadic minor marginal spotting, mild rubbing in a few places on the binding. An excellent copy. Pugin was the son of a French draughtsman, Auguste Pugin. As a boy, he travelled through England and France with his father who was making architectural drawings of medieval and ecclesiastical buildings. It was these visits that inspired Pugin s idea of the Gothic. He became one of the main promoters of the Gothic revival style in architecture. In 1835, Pugin converted to Catholicism, which became a dominant force in his life. A staunch advocate of the religion, Pugin spread his belief that Roman Catholicism was the only faith worthy of Gothic architecture, saying, "I feel perfectly convinced the Roman Catholic Religion is the only one in which the grand and sublime style of church architecture can ever be restored" (Harries, Pugin: An illustrated life of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812-1852. Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications Ltd.,1994.). Preface in Vol. 1 by the author is dated 1831. Includes bibliographical footnotes. Vol. 3 contains a "Preface to the second edition". Partial contents: vol. 3: Historical account of the Vicars' Close at Wells, Somersetshire -- Historical account of the manor-house and church at Great Chalfield, Wiltshire -- Historical account of the manor-house at South Wraxhall, Wiltshire -- Historical account of the Church of St. Peter, at Biddeston, Wiltshire.

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• Title: Examples of Gothic architecture; selected from various ancient edifices in England: consisting of plans, elevations, sections, and parts at large; calculated to exemplify the various styles, and the practical construction of this admired class of architecture: accompanied by historical and descriptive accounts… Second edition, with corrected plates.
• Publisher: London, Henry G. Bohn, 1838-1840.
• Publication Date: 1838
• Binding: Rilegato
• Condition: quasi ottimo