God's architect : Pugin and the building of romantic Britain /

God's Architect is the first modern biography of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852), one of Britain's greatest architects. The author draws on thousands of unpublished letters and drawings to recreate Pugin's life and work as architect, propagandist, and Gothic designer, as we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hill, Rosemary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009, ©2007.
Temas:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, > 1812-1852.
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, > 1812-1852
Architects > Great Britain > Biography.
Gothic revival (Architecture) > Great Britain.
Architectes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Néo-gothique (Architecture) > Grande-Bretagne.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Artists, Architects, Photographers.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > Essays.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > Monographs.
Architects
Gothic revival (Architecture)
Great Britain
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:God's Architect is the first modern biography of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852), one of Britain's greatest architects. The author draws on thousands of unpublished letters and drawings to recreate Pugin's life and work as architect, propagandist, and Gothic designer, as well as the turbulent story of his three marriages, the bitterness of his last years, and his sudden death at forty. -- Inside cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 601 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-535) and index.
ISBN:9780300155754
0300155751
1282351796
9781282351790
9786612351792
6612351799

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