The importance of A. W. N. Pugin (1812-52) in the history of the
Gothic Revival, in the development of ecclesiology, in the origins
of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and in architectural theory is
incontestable. A leading British architect who was also a designer
of furniture, textiles, stained glass, metalwork, and ceramics, he
is one of the most significant figures of the mid-nineteenth
century and one of the greatest designers. His correspondence is
important because it provides more insight into the man and more
information about his work than any other source. This volume, the
fourth of five, contains letters from 1849 and 1850. Happily
married, Pugin was more settled in his home at The Grange in
Ramsgate in these years than he had ever been before. He completed
his long-contemplated book on Floriated Ornament. At first he
appears principally as a designer of stained glass, often working
for other architects: pre-eminent, he supplies Charles Barry,
William Butterfield, R. C. Carpenter, G. G. Scott, for instance.
The letters display his knowledge of surviving medieval glass,
biblical and historical sources, hagiography, heraldry,
iconography, besides revealing his attention to details of
composition, texture, colour, the representation of figures, the
effects of lighting. Next door to his house, he continued to build
the church of St Augustine, which was ready for opening in August
1850. Later that year, two public events quickened the pace of
Pugin's life: the Roman Catholic hierarchy was restored in England,
and the Great Exhibition was announced for 1851. Personally
insulted because of his religion, Pugin defended his embattled
faith in the ensuing uproar; at the same time he began to make a
multitude of designs for his colleagues to execute: together they
produced what came to be called the Medieval Court, the outstanding
display in the exhibition and a masterpiece of lasting influence.
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