Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture An Episode in Taste, 1840-1856

Name: Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture An Episode in Taste, 1840-1856
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ISBN: 9780801856228

ISBN-10: 0801856221

ISBN-13: 9780801856228

Edition: 1968 (Reprint)

Authors: Phoebe B. Stanton

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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…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 1968
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 5/28/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 7.17" wide x 10.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



List of Figures


Introduction



The Background



Ecclesiology in the United States: The First Phase, 1841-1847



Ecclesiology in the United States: The Second Phase, 1846-1848



Christ Church Cathedral and the Chapel of St. Anne, Fredericton, New Brunswick



The New York Ecclesiological Society and Its Journal



Some Buildings and Architects of the American Gothic and Parish Church Revivals



Contributions of the Parish Church Revival


Index