Quiz on Pugin and the Gothic Revival

  1. What book did Pugin illustrate and publish in 1836?
  2. What public building was burned down in 1834? Who won the competition to rebuild it and whom did he ask to design most of the decorations for it?
  3. Who made the patterned tiles for the floors of most of Pugin's buildings?
  4. At which London Museum can one see tiles, embroideries, furniture and wallpaper designed by Pugin?
  5. Which is the most richly decorated of all Pugin's churches and who paid for it?
  6. Which part of the Great Exhibition was Pugin in charge of? What year did the Exhibition take place?
  7. Which of Pugin's Irish cathedrals has three spires and is decorated with coloured marbles and mozaics?
  8. Which two castles did William Burges decorate in Wales and who asked him to do this work?
  9. Which two churches did Burges build near Fountains Abbey?

Books on the Gothic Revival