Gothic Style: Architecture and Interiors from the Eighteenth Century to the Present

Mahoney, Kathleen

ISBN 10: 0810933810 / ISBN 13: 9780810933811

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1995

About this Item

Cloth, 264 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Principal photography by Michael Dunne; additional photographs by John Mahoney and Nigel Hudson. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Gothic Revival style. *** "From mock ruins and other fanciful garden follies to extravagant manor houses and castles, from simple cottages to Hudson River villas and the mansions of Palm Beach, author Kathleen Mahoney examines Gothic's inventive and exuberant design heritage over the last three centuries. Some 30 structures - many open to the public - in the United States and Great Britain are explored inside and out in beautiful full-color photographs and historic engravings. In addition, the author weaves an intriguing social history that conveys the romantic spirit with which tastemakers, architects, and designers have captured the medieval past." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: The English Landscape Garden; Cottages & Garden Dwellings; Gothick Manor Houses of the Eighteenth Century; Nineteenth-Century Castles & a Gothic Transformation; The Arrival of Gothic in the United States; The Flowering of American Gothic; As a Nation Matures, Gothic is Transformed. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gothic Style: Architecture and Interiors from the Eighteenth Century to the Present
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810933810
• ISBN 13: 9780810933811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Collectible
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture::History
  • Movements::Romanticism
  • European::6. Neo-Classical & Romantic
  • XXX::COLLECTIBLES
  • XXL::Extra Extra Large

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Synopsis

From mock ruins and other fanciful garden follies to extravagant manor houses and castles, from simple cottages to Hudson River villas and the mansions of Palm Beach, author Kathleen Mahoney examines Gothic's inventive and exuberant design heritage over the last three centuries. Some 30 structures - many open to the public - in the United States and Great Britain are explored inside and out in beautiful full-color photographs and historic engravings. In addition, the author weaves an intriguing social history that conveys the romantic spirit with which tastemakers, architects, and designers have captured the medieval past.

Synopsis

This volume sets out to reveal the exuberent and whimsical manner in which the romantic medieval Gothic style of architecture and design has been revived from the 18th century to the present, showing how an 800-year-old trend can still look fresh today. From mock ruins and other fanciful garden follies to extravagant manor houses and castles in England, from simple cottages to Hudson River villas and the mansions of Palm Beach, this book examines Gothic's inventive and exuberent design heritage as expressed over the past three centuries. Some 30 structures - many open to the public - in the United States and Great Britain are explored inside and out. In addition, a social history is told which conveys the romantic spirit with which tastemakers, architects, and designers have captured the medieval past. After decades of neglect, the Gothic style is now enjoying a period of renewed interest. Designers, decorators, architects, and collectors are increasingly turning to the Gothic legacy for inspiration. Gothic designs are appearing in architecture as well as in a wide assortment of home furnishings, including decorative objects, fabrics, and wall hangings.