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Paper coming soon. In the meantime, here's the abstract...
Victorian architect and designer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin's involvement in Britain's gothic revival is often characterized as an antiquated pursuit when in reality Pugin was not bothered by the way in which his goods or buildings were fabricated, instead favoring a revival of the principles found in medieval works rather than a return to a medieval way of life. Inspired by the Catholic faith, Pugin, along with his four main collaborators, all produced high quality gothic goods by readily employing mechanization. In adopting a progressive view of industrialization, Pugin distinguishes himself from his contemporaries while exhibiting characteristics that would be influential to the work of modernists. An examination of Pugin's production methods in various media sheds light on his relationship with industrial manufacture while raising new questions about his reception and legacy. |
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