A.W.N. PUGIN AND THE PUGIN FAMILY (architectural drawings at the V&A)

Published by V&A, 1985, hardcover, illustrated, index, 358 pages, 22 cms x 30.5 cms x 3.3 cms, condition: as new.

This catalogue of 1123 drawings and manuscripts covers the most important single holding of the works of A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin family. Included are 211 designs for elaborate decorations of the Palace of Westminster and a group of little books of ideal schemes by the young architect.

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. His work culminated in designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, and its renowned clock tower, the Elizabeth Tower (formerly St. Stephen's Tower), which houses the bell known as Big Ben. Pugin designed many churches in England, and some in Ireland and Australia. He was the son of Auguste Pugin, and the father of Edward Welby Pugin, Cuthbert Welby Pugin, and Peter Paul Pugin, who continued his architectural and interior design firm as Pugin & Pugin.