God's architect : Pugin and the building of romantic Britain
Hill, Rosemary2007
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Total copies: 1
'God's Architect' is the full biography of Pugin, one of Britain's greatest architects, drawing on thousands of unpublished letters and drawings to recreate his life and work as architect, propagandist and romantic artist. It tells the turbulent story of Pugin's three marriages, the bitterness of his last years and his sudden death at 40.
Main title:
God's architect : Pugin and the building of romantic Britain / Rosemary Hill.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2007.
Collation:
xiii, 601 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-535) and index.
ISBN:
9780713994995 (hbk)
Dewey class:
720.92Architects A-ZA720.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
294646