With meticulous research and carefully chosen illustrations, Phoebe Stanton here explores the influence of the English Gothic revival on American church architecture in the mid-nineteenth century, arguing that this fundamentally conservative movement provided a foundation for a new aesthetic. Examining the writings of the movement's leading proponents as well as a variety of important buildings, Stanton offers a comprehensive survey of the architectural principles and models that became most influential in America. She also confirms the importance of the Cambridge Camden Society, which provided the theoretical atmosphere and practical examples that helped to establish new standards of excellence in American architecture.
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Lavishly illustrated with excellent photographs and drawings, extensively documented, and written in a clear and lucid style... Particularly successful in illustrating the influence the influence of English and continental architecture on American architecture.
(Library Journal )Stanton so illuminates her investigation that the way in which the mania of the Cambridge men infected American architecture can be followed with fascination by anyone. This fascination derives partly from her evident mastery of the subject. Her research has been exhaustive... But she offers in fact far more than might be expected: she covers the whole history of the Gothic revival in America... and offers an altogether convincing introduction to the Victorian Gothic revival in England itself.
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"Lavishly illustrated with excellent photographs and drawings, extensively documented, and written in a clear and lucid style... Particularly successful in illustrating the influence the influence of English and continental architecture on American architecture." -- Library Journal
"Stanton so illuminates her investigation that the way in which the mania of the Cambridge men infected American architecture can be followed with fascination by anyone. This fascination derives partly from her evident mastery of the subject. Her research has been exhaustive... But she offers in fact far more than might be expected: she covers the whole history of the Gothic revival in America... and offers an altogether convincing introduction to the Victorian Gothic revival in England itself." -- Architectural Design
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The wish to copy Gothic architecture and the thoughts about building which developed as a result were singularly expressive of the respect and nostalgia for the past which were characteristic of the nineteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, James the Less, Cambridge Camden Society, Christ Church, Richard Upjohn, Protestant Episcopal, Frank Wills, New Jersey, Grace Church, Van Brunt, English Gothic, Roman Catholic, John Notman, William Butterfield, Church of the Holy Communion, Lord Lindsay, Trinity College, Bishop Whittingham, Chapel of the Holy Innocents, High Church, New Brunswick, Oxford Movement, North America, Oxford Architectural Society New!
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The wish to copy Gothic architecture and the thoughts about building which developed as a result were singularly expressive of the respect and nostalgia for the past which were characteristic of the nineteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parish church revival, parish church style, ecclesiological society, triplet window, deep chancel, southwest view, vestry records, architectural society, ecclesiastical design, nave roof, church architecture, medieval parish church, ecclesiastical architecture, church design, church builders, south porch, aisle windows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, James the Less, Cambridge Camden Society, Christ Church, Richard Upjohn, Protestant Episcopal, Frank Wills, New Jersey, Grace Church, Van Brunt, English Gothic, Roman Catholic, John Notman, William Butterfield, Church of the Holy Communion, Lord Lindsay, Trinity College, Bishop Whittingham, Chapel of the Holy Innocents, High Church, New Brunswick, Oxford Movement, North America, Oxford Architectural Society New!
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- The Oxford Movement by R.W. Church on 11 pages
- The Seven Lamps on 5 pages
- The Gothic Revival: An Essay in the History of Taste by Kenneth Clark on page 2 (1), page 2 (2), and page 12
- Gothic Revival: An Essay in the History of Taste by Sir Kenneth Clark on page 2 (1), page 2 (2), and page 12
- The Seven Lamps of Architecture (Dover Architecture) by John Ruskin on page 193, page 202, and page 205
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