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AMERICAN ARGOYLES STONE SPIRITS IN DARLENE TREW CRIST PHOTOf; R Ah'Hb BV ROBERT ) S22.50 (Canada; $54-50) AMERICAN GARGOYLES SPIRITS IN STONE 'ir American Gargoyles: Spirits in Stone is the first pictorial essayon the manygargoyles found in the United States, featuring unique stories and breathtaking full-color photographs of these monstrous but delightful "angels «ith a sense ofhumor." A number ofbooks have show- cased the medieval gargovles of Europe, but nexer before has one been dc\otcd to the thousands of ijar- CC go\'les that peer down from American buildings. Lcud CO CO CO or ferocious, holy or humorous, these astonishing carv- .13. ings are distinguished by fine artistry, vivid imagina- tion, and spiritual m\stery. American Gargoyles puts us facc-to-facc with the winged griffins, fallen angels, and damned souls of .00 g Washington's National Cathedral, as well as those 00 adorning theWoolworth Building and the Cathedral of o00 St. John the Di\inc in Ncu \brk Citw Princeton Uni- GO versity the Universit\' of Penns\'l\ania, Tribune Toucr inChicago, GraceCathedral in San Francisco,andman\- other buildings. Robert Llewellyn's glorious pho- tographs reveal the craftsmanship of the artisans and sculptors who created these works. With Darlenc Trew Crist s fascinating explanations \ of the \arieties of gargo\'les, stories about their histor\' and creation, and extensive resource information, including websites. American Gargoyles makes a convinc- ing case for looking up as we walk down the streets of America s cities. '^ AMERICAN GARGOYLES STONE SPIRITS IN DARLENE TREW CRIST Photographs Robert Llewellyn b \ CLARKSON POTTER/PLBLISHERS NEW YORK ^nfn^ 4 © Text copyright 2001 bv Darlene Trew Crist © Photographs copyright 2001 hv Robert Llewellyn Photographs on pages 40 and 41 copyright © 2001 by Jon Golden Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, Nev\' York, New York. ' Member ofthe Crown Publishing Group. Random House, Inc. New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland www.randomhouse.com I CLARKSON N. POTTER is a trademark and POTTER and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Printed in China DESIGN BY JANE TREUHAFT Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Pubhcation Data Crist, Darlene Trcw. American gargoyles: spirits in stone/ by Darlene Trew Crist; photographs by Robert Llewellyn 1st ed. Includes bibliographical references and index. — — I. Gargoyles United States Themes, motives. 2. Decoration and ornament, Architectural United States. I. Llewellyn, Robert. II. Title. NA3503.AI C75 2001 — 729'.5 dc2I 00-058475 ISBN 0-609-60685-9 987654321 10 First Edition TllW^ CONTENTS
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