Recollections of A. N. Welby Pugin, and his Father, Augustus Pugin
Recollections of A. N. Welby Pugin, and his Father, Augustus Pugin
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GBPThe 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 Cathedral in Southwark, and Mount St Bernard Abbey in Leicestershire. Benjamin Ferrey (1810–80) studied architectural draughtsmanship under Augustus Charles Pugin (1762–1832). Boarding with the Pugins for seven years, he gained first-hand knowledge of father and son. This 1861 work is a lasting achievement in architectural biography. It includes a substantial appendix by Edmund Sheridan Purcell, a family friend whose own Catholicism equipped him to discuss the religious aspects of the younger Pugin's character and work.
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June 2013Paperback
9781108064576
512 pages
216 × 140 × 29 mm
0.65kg
14 b/w illus. 1 colour illus.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The elder Pugin's arrival in England
- 2. Pugin travels to obtain sketches for his works
- 3. Early instruction
- 4. Birth of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
- 5. Effect of Calvinistic teaching
- 6. Welby Pugin's first connection with theatres
- 7. Temporary embarrassments
- 8. His second marriage
- 9. Article in The Times
- 10. Pugin's introduction to the earl of Shrewsbury
- 11. Publishes True Principles of Gothic Architecture
- 12. Publishes A Treatise on Chancel Screens
- 13. Ruskin's severe criticism upon Pugin's buildings
- 14. Quits Salisbury and comes to London
- 15. Consulted by the late Lord Stuart de Rothsay at High Cliff
- 16. Remarks on jewels prepared for the intended wedding
- 17. Pugin's third marriage
- 18. Destruction of the old Houses of Parliament
- 19. Intimacy with Mr Herbert Minton
- 20. Pugin's opinion of the Great Exhibition building in Hyde Park
- 21. Writes to Mr Minton
- 22. General retrospect of the progress of modern architecture
- 23. Further illustrations of Pugin's character
- Appendix
- Memorial.
