Sir John Ninian Comper drawings, 1890s-1910s

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
12913994 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Comper, Ninian, 1864-1960; Comper, Ninian, 1864-1960
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
100 drawings (approximate)
Language(s):
English .
Access:

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and content

Includes drawings for stained glass window patterns, furniture designs for churches, drawings of saints, and other detail drawings.

Publication Date

ca. 1890s-1910s

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Morrison Hesckscher . Method of acquisition--Donated ;; Date of acquisition--1976, 2016 . Accession number--1976.004, 2017.012.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical sketch

Sir (John) Ninian Comper (10 June 1864- 22 December 1960) was a Scottish-born architect, one of the last great Gothic Revival architects in England.

Subject Headings

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Subject
Church architecture -- England CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Church decoration and ornament -- England CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gothic revival (Architecture) -- England CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID