Contrasts; or, A Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day

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"Contrasts; or, A Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day" is an influential 1836 architectural treatise by A. W. N. Pugin that critiques modern architecture by favorably comparing it to the Gothic structures of the Middle Ages.

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instanceOf architectural treatise ⓘ
book ⓘ
associatedPerson John Henry Newman ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic revival in Britain ⓘ
author A. W. N. Pugin ⓘ
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ⓘ
centralTheme moral superiority of medieval Gothic architecture ⓘ
relationship between architecture and Christian faith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
field architectural history ⓘ
art history ⓘ
firstEditionYear 1836 ⓘ
genre architectural theory ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle Contrasts ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn design principles of Victorian churches ⓘ
moralized discourse on architecture in the 19th century ⓘ
historicalContext Industrial Revolution ⓘ
early Victorian period ⓘ
illustratedBy A. W. N. Pugin ⓘ
impact helped establish Gothic as the preferred style for 19th-century churches in Britain ⓘ
inAcademicDiscipline Gothic Revival studies ⓘ
theory of architecture ⓘ
influenced 19th-century ecclesiastical architecture in Britain ⓘ
influencedMovement Victorian Gothic Revival ⓘ
linked to: Gothic Revival
keyConcept honesty in construction and materials ⓘ
unity of structure, ornament, and purpose in Gothic design ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Gothic Revival ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ
architectural criticism ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
method parallel illustrations of medieval and modern buildings ⓘ
movement Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ
notableFor comparison of medieval and contemporary buildings ⓘ
critique of modern architecture ⓘ
periodCriticized early 19th century architecture ⓘ
periodPraised Middle Ages ⓘ
philosophicalStance architecture should reflect religious and moral values ⓘ
positionOnMedievalArchitecture favourable ⓘ
positionOnModernArchitecture critical ⓘ
publicationYear 1836 ⓘ
structure series of visual and textual comparisons ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed 19th century ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ

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Contrasts, 1836 → firstEditionTitle → Contrasts; or, A Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day ⓘ