Author : Kenneth Clark
Publisher : John Murray Pubs Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780719554544
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)
Book Synopsis The Gothic Revival by : Kenneth Clark
Download or read book The Gothic Revival written by Kenneth Clark and published by John Murray Pubs Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in 1928 and written while the author was still at Oxford, this book has become a classic. It remains the best possible introduction to the most widespread and influential architectural and decorative arts movement England ever produced." "Though Gothic Revival buildings had changed the face of both town and country, they were hardly appreciated in the first half of this century. Architectural historians neglected them because so few were seen as great works of art; others averted their gaze, or laughed. That taste later changed was in many ways due to this book. Kenneth Clark's exploration of the changes in ideals and sensibility that inspired the Revival made it possible to see again with the eyes of those for whom the buildings had been designed, and whose imaginations they had fired."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved