Richard Norman Shaw / Andrew Saint.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saint, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

Shaw, Richard Norman, 1831-1912, artist.

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

Yale University Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shaw, Richard Norman, 1831-1912.

Shaw, Richard Norman.

Architects--Great Britain--Biography.

Architects.

Architecture, Domestic--England--History.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture, Domestic--England--History--Influence.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 498 pages) : 349 illustrations (some color), plans, portraits

Edition:

Revised edition

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, [2010]

Summary:

"Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912) was one of Britain's most influential domestic architects of the late Victorian period. His training and early career coincided with the peak of the Gothic Revival, in which style he designed a handful of original churches. His most prolific period saw the triumph of the 'Old English' and 'Queen Anne' domestic styles which are largely associated with his name. A series of important urban buildings designed towards the end of Shaw's career reveals him as one of the foremost proponents of a revived classicism. In each of these styles the originality of Shaw's designs and the brilliance of his planning captivated his contemporaries in the architectural and social world alike. He became the undisputed leading architect of his day and the precursor of such talents as Edwin Lutyens and C.F.A. Voysey. In the United States, Shaw's distinctive contribution to English domestic architecture played a formative part in the evolution of the Shingle Style"--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed 19 August 2025).

ISBN:

0-300-28455-1

OCLC:

741998061