This illustrated account of the impact of the English Gothic revival on American church architecture in the mid-nineteenth century finds that this fundamentally conservative movement provided the foundation for a new, influential aesthetic.
Phoebe B. Stanton is emeritus professor of art and architectural history at the Johns Hopkins University.
Lavishly illustrated with excellent photographs and drawings, extensively documented, and written in a clear and lucid style... Particularly successful in illustrating the influence the influence of English and continental architecture on American architecture. Library Journal Stanton so illuminates her investigation that the way in which the mania of the Cambridge men infected American architecture can be followed with fascination by anyone. This fascination derives partly from her evident mastery of the subject. Her research has been exhaustive... But she offers in fact far more than might be expected: she covers the whole history of the Gothic revival in America... and offers an altogether convincing introduction to the Victorian Gothic revival in England itself. Architectural Design
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