COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1310928
Reference Number:
SC9269C
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Contrasts: Title page
Parent Work Title:
Contrasts: or, A parallel between the noble edifices of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and similar buildings of the present day: Shewing the present decay of taste
Creator:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812-1852
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1836
Publication Details:
London : printed for the Author and published by him
Description:
Titlepage of 'Contrasts' illustrated in monochrome with ornate arches, statues, and columns. Pugin held pre-Reformation bishops and their architectural works in high esteem - William of Wykeham (Bishop of Winchester) features in the drawing as does builder Alex de Berneval (on the left) and patron Erwin of Steinbach (on the right). All are studying architectural drawings.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Printed
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
People Covered:
William, of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, 1324-1404
Current Site:
John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-05-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2013-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Contrasts: Title page
