Gothic Revival Architecture
Gothic Revival Architecture

Author: Trevor Yorke

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-06-29

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1784422339

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From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from a copy of medieval buildings, it was a style full of colour and invention, in which its exponents created a daring new approach to design. Throwing out the old Classical rule book, Gothic Revival architects like Pugin and George Gilbert Scott designed buildings which were asymmetrical in form and visually expressive of their function. The movement went beyond just bricks and mortar and had a strong moral code, the influence of which was still felt into the 20th century. In this illustrated book, Trevor Yorke tells the story of the Gothic Revival from its origins in the whimsical fancies of the Georgian Period through to its High Victorian climax.

The Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture
The Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture

Author: Phoebe B. Stanton

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13:

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With meticulous research and carefully chosen illustrations, Phoebe Stanton here explores the influence of the English Gothic revival on American church architecture in the mid-nineteenth century, arguing that this fundamentally conservative movement provided a foundation for a new aesthetic. Examining the writings of the movement's leading proponents as well as a variety of important buildings, Stanton offers a comprehensive survey of the architectural principles and models that became most influential in America. She also confirms the importance of the Cambridge Camden Society, which provided the theoretical atmosphere and practical examples that helped to establish new standards of excellence in American architecture.

The Politics of the German Gothic Revival
The Politics of the German Gothic Revival

Author: Michael J. Lewis

Publisher: New York : Architectural History Foundation

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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The author's examination of key buildings of this period is based on Reichensperger's lively and irreverent correspondence with the architects themselves.

Gothic Architecture
Gothic Architecture

Author: Paul Frankl

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780300087994

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This magisterial study of Gothic architecture traces the meaning and development of the Gothic style through medieval churches across Europe. Ranging geographically from Poland to Portugal and from Sicily to Scotland and chronologically from 1093 to 1530, the book analyzes changes from Romanesque to Gothic as well as the evolution within the Gothic style and places these changes in the context of the creative spirit of the Middle Ages. In its breadth of outlook, its command of detail, and its theoretical enterprise, Frankl's book has few equals in the ambitious Pelican History of Art series. It is single-minded in its pursuit of the general principles that informed all aspects of Gothic architecture and its culture. In this edition Paul Crossley has revised the original text to take into account the proliferation of recent literature--books, reviews, exhibition catalogues, and periodicals--that have emerged in a variety of languages. New illustrations have also been included.

George Frederick Bodley and the Later Gothic Revival in Britain and America
George Frederick Bodley and the Later Gothic Revival in Britain and America

Author: Michael Hall

Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300208023

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British architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) fundamentally shaped the architecture, art, and design of the Anglican Church throughout England and the world; his work survives in the United States, Australia, India, and Italy, as well as the United Kingdom. This important book is the first to explore the life and work of this major Gothic Revival architect, a man with an evolving outlook on style and aesthetics who believed that every element of a building must be part of an integrated design strategy. A close colleague of William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, Bodley was the first major patron of Morris's stained glass and, like Morris, was an accomplished textile and wallpaper designer. In 1874 Bodley founded Watts and Company--now celebrating its 140th anniversary--to manufacture ecclesiastical vestments, textiles, and wallpapers. In a seamless blend of architectural, art, and church history, this lavish volume features over 200 illustrations and offers impeccable scholarship on the work of an influential visionary of Victorian design. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art