Episodes in the Gothic revival : six church architects / edited by Christopher Webster.

Title & Author:

Episodes in the Gothic revival : six church architects / edited by Christopher Webster.

Publication:

Description:

240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Series:

Spire studies in architectural history ; v. 1

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. John Carter (1748-1817) and the late Georgian struggle for Gothic authenticity / Terry Friedman -- 2. Thomas Rickman (1776-1841): `A name to whom we owe, perhaps, more than any other' / M.H. Port -- 3. `Foremost among those who successfully promoted the ancient style of architecture': the churches of Thomas Taylor (1777/8-1826) / Christopher Webster -- 4. R.C. Carpenter (1812-55): the Anglicans' Pugin / John Elliott -- 5. George Edmund Street (1824-81): an architect on holiday / Neil Jackson -- 6. `A man at once strong in the present and reverent of the past' -- John Thomas Micklethwaite (1843-1906) / Peter Howell.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

The stylistic shift during the 19th century which saw a renewed interest in Gothic was one of the century's most profound architectural developments. This title identifies six groundbreaking architects, each of whom added his own particular contribution to the movement.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9781904965343 (hbk.)
1904965342 (hbk.)

Subject:

Carter, John, 1748-1817
Rickman, Thomas, 1776-1841
Taylor, Thomas, 1777 or 1778-1826
Carpenter, Richard Cromwell, 1812-1855
Street, George Edmund, 1824-1881
Micklethwaite, J. T. (John Thomas), 1843-1906
Architects Great Britain.
Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain.
Church architecture Great Britain History 19th century.
Architectes Grande-Bretagne.
Néo-gothique (Architecture) Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture chrétienne Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Architects
Church architecture.
Gothic revival (Architecture)
Architektur
Kirchenbau
Neugotik
Great Britain.
Großbritannien

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
History.

Added entries:

Webster, Christopher (Architectural historian)
Webster, Christopher
Spire studies in architectural history ; v. 1.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 277925
Call No.: BIB 213052
Status: Available

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