PUGIN - GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE 8 rare, vintage books on CD

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~ A u g u s t u s P u g i n ~ ~ G O T H I C A R C H I T E C T U R E ~ (box picture for illustration only) Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, and theorist of design, now best remembered for his work on churches and on the Houses of Parliament. He was the son of a French draughtsman, Augustus Charles Pugin - who trained him to draw Gothic buildings for use as illustrations in his books - and his wife Catherine Welby. This was the key to his work as a leader of the Gothic revival movement in architecture. Between 1821 and 1838 Pugin and his father published a series of volumes of architectural drawings that were to remain both in print and the standard references for Gothic architecture for at least the next century. As an advocate of Gothic architecture, he believed it to be the true Christian form of architecture. He attacked the influence of "pagan" Classical architecture and set up medieval society as an ideal, in contrast to modern secular culture. Presented on one CD we have a collection of rare, vintage books by Pugin on the subject of Gothic architecture. These editions were published between 1895 and 1904, and each book is a scan of the original pages. Take a look at some samples from each book (sizes reduced): Examples of Gothic Architecture - Volume I Examples of Gothic Architecture - Volume II Examples of Gothic Architecture - Volume III An Apology For the Revival of Christian Architecture in England The True Principles & Revival of Christian Architecture 15th & 16th Century Ornaments ~P L U S~ A L S O I N C L U D E D A magnificent set of 72 spectacular plates from Pugin's G O T H I C O R N A M E N T S Selected from various ancient buildings, both in England and France, during the years 1828, 1829, and 1830 Examples Images are in JPEG format - average size 700 x 900 pixels, 96 dpi ~P L U S~ B O N U S M A T E R I A L A N A N A L Y S I S O F A N C I E N T D O M E S T I C A R C H I T E C T U R E I N G R E A T B R I T A I N V O L U M E S I & II B Y F. T. D O L L M A N & I. R. J O B B I N S (box picture for illustration only) Republished for the first time on CD are Volumes I & II of these rare and stunning historical studies of domestic architecture in Britain. Originally published between 1861 and 1863, they are unusual in that most studies of Gothic architecture of this period concerned themselves with 'high architecture' (cathedrals and the like). On the contrary, the authors have extended these volumes to include not only palaces and castles but also houses, hospitals, schools, colleges, monasteries and chapels. Also included are details of many interior fixtures such as fireplaces, windows, door furniture and a variety of other ironwork, panelling, staircases and ceilings along with a number of detailed architectural floor plans. Profusely illustrated throughout and extending to 446 pages in total, each book presented here is a scan of the original pages. Take a look at some sample pages (sizes reduced): ~P L U S~ A L S O I N C L U D E D All 158 stunning plates from these magnificent volumes separately available in JPEG format! Average size 2660 x 3490 pixels - high resolution 300 dpi! Example (size reduced): ~A B O U T T H E C D~ These are ELECTRONIC BOOKS. You will receive 1 x data CD containing all 8 of the books listed here plus, one folder containing 72 JPEG images from 'Gothic Ornaments' . and one folder containing 158 JPEG images from 'An Analysis of Domestic Architecture' The books are in pdf format which means that you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to read them. If you dont have this, you can download it FREE from . If you don't understand this, please contact me ... read more

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