Work
Contrasts; or, A Parallel Between the Noble Edifices of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, and Similar Buildings of the Present Day
Explore in the Atlas →Enlarged 1841. Satirical paired engravings of medieval and modern English townscapes arguing that Gothic is the natural product of a Catholic society and that the ugliness of the industrial city reflects spiritual decay.
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Details
- Type
- Text
- Location
- London
Referenced by
- A.W.N. Pugin authored
Sources
- Pugin. Contrasts. 1836.
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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Contrasts; or, A Parallel Between the Noble Edifices of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, and Similar Buildings of the Present Day." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-contrasts-pugin/. Accessed July 17, 2026.