Screen LibraryGothic revival architecture /
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 dari...
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Bloomsbury Shire,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Shire Library
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| Summary: |
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 co |
| Carrier Form: | 63 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781784422288 1784422282 |
| Index Number: | NA967 |
| CLC: | TU-865.61 |
| Call Number: | TU-865.61/Y651 |
| Contents: | The Gothic Revival -- Strawberry Hill Gothic -- Regency Gothic -- The Pugin and Ruskin influence -- High Victorian Gothic -- Gothic interiors -- A change in direction -- Further reading -- places to visit. |