Specimens of Gothic Architecture; Selected from Various Ancient Edifices in England, Consisting of Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Parts at Large, Calculated to Exemplify the Various Styles and the Practical Construction of this Ancient Class of Architecture; Accompanied by Historical and Descriptive Accounts, Vol. 1

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1825

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Title: Specimens of Gothic Architecture; Selected from Various Ancient Edifices in England, Consisting of Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Parts at Large, Calculated to Exemplify the Various Styles and the Practical Construction of this Ancient Class of Architecture; Accompanied by Historical and Descriptive Accounts, Vol. 1
Artist: Auguste Charles Pugin (British (born France), Paris 1768/69–1832 London)
Etcher: Edmund Turrell (British, active 1810–32)
Author: Edward James Willson (British, 1787–1854)
Publisher: Plates published by J. Taylor (London)
Publisher: Michael Angelo Nattali (British, active 1810–49)
Printer: J. S. Crossley (British, 19th century)
Date: 1825
Medium: Illustrations: etching
Dimensions: 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (29.8 × 24.8 × 2.8 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.92(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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