God's architect : Pugin and the building of romantic Britain
Hill, Rosemary2008
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'God's Architect' is the full biography of Pugin, one of Britain's greatest architects, drawing on thousands of unpublished letters and drawings to recreate his life and work as architect, propagandist and romantic artist. It tells the turbulent story of Pugin's three marriages, the bitterness of his last years and his sudden death at 40.
Main title:
God's architect : Pugin and the building of romantic Britain / Rosemary Hill.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2008.
Collation:
xiii, 601 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-535) and index.
ISBN:
9780140280999 (pbk)
Dewey class:
720.92720.9'2720.92PUG
Language:
English
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BRN:
57091