The Present State of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England

Fisher, Michael; Pugin, A. W. N

ISBN 10: 1904965407 / ISBN 13: 9781904965404

Published by Spire Books, Reading, 2012

About this Item

Hardback first edition thus in fine condition facsimile reprint of Pugin's 1843 essay in The Dublin Review, in fine unclipped dust jacket, no signs of previous ownership. (Book ref. 8755).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Present State of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England
• Publisher: Spire Books, Reading
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904965407
• ISBN 13: 9781904965404
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Pugin's writings and buildings changed the course of British architecture. The Present State , published in 1843, is significant in marking the transition from Pugin the Gothic propagandist and polemicist to Pugin the working architect and designer who can now show actual examples of his own buildings. In this book he espouses Gothic of the early fourteenth century as the pinnacle of architectural excellence, a style which would remain the backbone of the Victorian Gothic Revival for the next thirty years. Having lamented the existing state of church architecture, Pugin proceeds to describe in some detail, and with reference to his own buildings, the essentials of a properly designed and appointed Catholic parish. This pioneering work is reproduced here in facsimile and carries an insightful introduction by leading Pugin scholar, Michael Fisher.

Book Description

This 1843 book comprises two illustrated articles examining recent English church buildings. In the first paper Pugin discusses how to meet the needs of a small Catholic parish. In the second he commends the influence of the Ecclesiologist on church architecture, which debated the connection between architecture and religion.