PUGIN, Augustus Welby Northmore; Details of Antient Timber Houses of the 15th and 16th Centuries 1836 | Gothic Timber Pattern Book.

DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION

• Description
• Hardcover | Cloth. Publisher's original cloth binding with illustrated onlay. Illustrated title page with twenty-one monochrome plates. Collated as prescribed. Language: English. Size: 30 cm by 24.5 cm.
• Book Condition
• Good
• Light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Clean cloth. Small loss to edges of onlay. Tightly bound with lightly toned intact endpapers and strong hinges. Previous owners name to ffep. Light spotting and foxing to most plate margins, occasionally spilling on to image. Heavier spotting o plates shown in photographs. Two small pencil annotations to page margins.
• Dust Jacket Condition
• No DJ

NOTES

• Provenance
• John Taylor was a prosperous Lancastrian that rose to prominence through medical philanthropy and strategic land ownership. He was the son of Edmund Taylor Jr., an MD who practiced at Booth Hall, and the grandson of the famous Edmund Taylor of Salford, a bone-setter of such repute he was known as the 'Oldfield Lane Doctor'. Upon inheriting a fortune of approximately £70,000 (roughly £9 million today), John Taylor assumed the life of a country gentleman, managing substantial estates at both Booth Hall in Blackley and The Rocks at Marshfield in Gloucestershire. His death in 1881 marked the end of an era for the Hall, which was eventually sold by his executors and demolished in 1907 to make way for the famous Booth Hall Children's Hospital.
• Resume
• Details of Antient Timber Houses is a meticulous architectural survey of medieval domestic buildings across Northern France and Germany. Published in 1836, the work features an illustrated title page and twenty-one exquisite monochrome plates etched with Pugin’s characteristic precision. Unlike his more theoretical manifestos, this volume is a practical pattern book of late-medieval craftsmanship, showcasing gables, bargeboards, and timber-framing from cities such as Rouen, Caen, and Strasbourg. It served as a vital reference for Victorian architects seeking to replicate the 'Old English' and 'Continental Gothic' styles in modern domestic settings, capturing the intricate beauty of structural woodwork before the widespread destructions of the modern age.
• Author
• Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812–1852) was a giant of 19th-century design whose short, frenetic life fundamentally altered the course of British architecture. The son of a French draughtsman, Pugin was a child prodigy who, by his early twenties, had become the philosophical engine of the Gothic Revival. He is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Charles Barry on the Houses of Parliament, where he designed almost every interior detail, from the thrones to the inkwells. A devout convert to Catholicism, Pugin believed that the decline of medieval architecture was a symptom of a declining society. His work was not merely about aesthetics; it was a crusade to restore what he termed 'truth in social and architectural structure.'.

SHIPPING

• Europe
• If you wish to purchase this book for delivery to the EU, please contact me for shipping arrangements. Please note that all orders from the EU may be shipped using Ebay's Global Shipping Programme ("GSP") to ensure the full cost of shipping is paid on purchase.
• Other Overseas Territories
• When ordering from the UK, parcels may be subject to local import tax and duties. Please note that it is the buyers responsibility to pay these charges when requested by their local customs or customs representative. Please ensure you aware of your local import tax and duties before purchasing.