Contrasts. Or a Parallel Between the Noble Edifices of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, and Similar Buildings of the Present Day; Shewing the Present Decay of Taste. .
Pugin, A. Welby [Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin]
Published by Printed for the Author, London, 1836
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First edition of Pugin's monumental work which arguably defined the Gothic Revival in architecture. Belcher declared it "Pugin's most original, characteristic and influential book." Ferrey's biography of Pugin noted that Pugin published the work himself as he could not "find a publisher who would incur the responsibility of giving to the world a work so strongly seasoned with personal abuse." "Only Pugin was prepared to project the romantic retrospective vision of the medieval world on the present and the future, to urge a complete revival of the Church and the arts of the Middle Ages . . . . Contrasts appeared on 4 August, a date that marked the beginning of Pugin's public career and the effective end of Georgian architecture." Hill, God's Architect (2007, pgs. 158-59). 4to. iv, 50pp. + 16 plates. Belcher A3.1. Very good in contemporary cloth, spine reinforced with later linen, with scattered foxing throughout, primarily to edges. Scarce in commerce. Seller Inventory # 297
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Title: Contrasts. Or a Parallel Between the Noble ...
Publisher: Printed for the Author, London
Publication Date: 1836
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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Contrasts, or, A parallel between the noble edifices of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and similar buildings of the present day : shewing the present decay of taste : accompanied by appropriate text / by A. Welby Pugin. 1836 [LeatherBound]
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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 120. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1836 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 120. Seller Inventory # LB100156539427
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