Contrasts, or a Parallel Between the Noble Edificies of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day; Shewing the Present Decay of Taste

Author Written, drawn and etched by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin British
Publisher Charles Dolman British
Printer Charles Richards British
1841
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  • Title: Contrasts, or a Parallel Between the Noble Edificies of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day; Shewing the Present Decay of Taste
  • Author: Written, drawn and etched by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British, London 1812–1852 Ramsgate)
  • Publisher: Charles Dolman (London)
  • Printer: Charles Richards (British, active 1816–49)
  • Date: 1841
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs of etchings
  • Dimensions: 11 1/4 × 8 9/16 × 1/2 in. (28.5 × 21.7 × 1.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.565.197
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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