Pugin: A Gothic Passion book by Paul Atterbury, Clive Wainwright

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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition devoted to the work of A.W.N. Pugin held at the Victoria & Albert Museum between June and September 1994 and sponsored by Pearson plc. Although Pugin was one of the most talented and prolific designers of the nineteenth century this has never before been demonstrated in a major exhibition. He designed not only a wide range of both secular and ecclesiastical buildings but also their furnishings. Working closely with manufacturers, he played a major role in the production of textiles, wallpaper, metalwork, furniture and books. His designs for the whole of the interior of the Palace of Westminster and work shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851 had a profound effect both on other designers and public taste. Among the objects on display in the Medi?val Court of the Great Exhibition were a stove, clad in majolica tiles made by Minton, and a superb brass chandelier, which was to hang in the hall at Alton Towers. Minto. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Batch-FM462-VG-10362

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Reseña del editor: By the early 19th century the Gothic Revival was well on the way to becoming the most important style in Britain and was influencing public taste all over the world. With its particular concerns for pattern, ornament, and anti-classical principles of design and structure, the style remained popular until the 1920s and continues to be well known today. Less familiar, however, is the man who invented the Gothic Revival, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, the most influential designer in 19th-century Britain. This book is the first to offer a complete appraisal of Pugin's life and achievements. As a designer of cathedrals, parish churches, schools, colleges, and private homes, and in particular as one of the two designers of the new Palace of Westminster, Pugin launched Gothic as the State style in Britain and in many other parts of the world. Pugin was also an industrial designer, creating furniture, metalwork, silver and jewellery, textiles, wallpapers, and book design in an integrated and coordinated approach to design that revolutionized public taste. He also influenced opinion by writing books that ranged from design manuals to polemical arguments in defence of his principles. Passi