At the height of the Victorian period, a passion for the Gothic style swept England and spread far beyond. Gothic architecture, associated with the social and cultural ideals of the Middle Ages, was seen as a means of remaking the modern world. In this lucid exposition, Chris Brooks unravels the layers of meaning that Gothic held for its many reinventors, from the political uses of Gothic history in the seventeenth century to Barry and Pugin's Houses...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0714834807
ISBN13:9780714834801
Release Date:June 1999
Publisher:Phaidon Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 8.6"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
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