Recollections of A. N. Welby Pugin, and His Father, Augustus Pugin: With Notices of Their Works

by Benjamin Ferrey and Edmund Sheridan Purcell

Book Overview

The architect and designer Augustus Welby Pugin (1812-52), whose early commissions included furniture for George IV at Windsor, assured his place in history through his work with Sir Charles Barry on the Palace of Westminster following the 1834 fire. A pivotal figure in Britain's Gothic Revival, he became a Roman Catholic in 1835, combining his religion with his devotion to the medieval in building projects such as Nottingham Cathedral, St George's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108064574
• ISBN13: 9781108064576
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"