Gothic Ornaments: Selected from Various Ancient Buildings in England and France, Exhibiting Numerous Specimens of Every Description of Decorative Detail, from the XIth to the Beginning of the XVIth Century
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Augustus Pugin
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Gothic Ornaments: Selected from Various Ancient Buildings in England and France
Gothic Ornaments is a digital PDF edition by architect Augustus Pugin. It presents selected decorative details from ancient buildings in England and France, with numerous documented examples for study and reference.
This new and revised edition is available as an instant download. The work is presented in a 200-page digital format for readers interested in Gothic ornament, architectural detail, and historic buildings.
Book Overview
Augustus Pugin’s Gothic Ornaments surveys decorative details selected from buildings in England and France. Its scope extends from the XIth to the beginning of the XVIth century.
The work is organized around illustrated plates and their descriptions. The listed examples include architectural ornament in stone, wood, and brass, drawn from churches, cathedrals, chapels, colleges, castles, monuments, and historic residences.
Named locations include York Minster, Westminster Abbey, Winchester Cathedral, Oxford colleges, Beauchamp Chapel in Warwick, Rouen Cathedral, and buildings in Normandy.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Wooden and stone bosses, capitals, brackets, and corbels.
- Crockets, cusps, finials, pateras, spandrils, and related ornament.
- Grotesque animals, carved figures, brass figures, and stone weepers.
- Wooden stalls, stall elbows, misericord ornaments, panels, and tracery.
- Decorative details from English and French churches, cathedrals, chapels, colleges, and monuments.
- Examples associated with locations such as York, Westminster, Oxford, Warwick, Winchester, Rouen, and Normandy.
Why This Book Matters
This volume provides a focused visual and descriptive record of Gothic decorative detail. Its comparative selection from England and France supports close study of historic ornament across different buildings and materials.
For readers of architectural history and design, the plate list offers a useful guide to specific examples of carved, cast, and constructed ornament. It is also a practical reference for examining the vocabulary of Gothic decorative work.
Book Details
| Title | Gothic ornaments : selected from various ancient buildings in England and France exhibiting numerous specimens of every description of decorative detail, from the XIth. to the beginning of the XVIth. cent. |
|---|---|
| Author | Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832 |
| Credited Author | architect Augustus Pugin |
| Edition | A NEW AND REVISED EDITION |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 13.2 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 13834236 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 200 |
| PDF Metadata Keywords | http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924015690781 |
| Archive Identifier | http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924015690781 |
| Original Filename | Gothic_Ornaments__in_Eng__amp_amp_France_1916.pdf |
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Download this digital edition of Gothic Ornaments for focused reference on historic Gothic decorative detail from England and France.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| PDF Metadata Title | Gothic ornaments : selected from various ancient buildings in England and France exhibiting numerous specimens of every description of decorative detail, from the XIth. to the beginning of the XVIth. cent. |
|---|---|
| PDF Metadata Author | Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832 |
| Subject Range | from the XIth. to the beginning of the XVIth. cent. |
| Page Count | 200 |
| Pages Analyzed Locally | 10 |
| Native Text Pages | 7 |
| Locally OCR-Read Pages | 1 |
| Unreadable Pages | 2 |
| Text Compacted | False |
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