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Ralph Adams Cram
Gothic revival architect and writer on medievalism.
minor
Also known as Dr. Ralph Adams Cram, Cram, Dr. Cram
First appearance: The Brooklyn Bridge and the Limits of Romanticism
Ralph Adams Cram shows up with force in The Defeat of Romanticism. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Romanticist who believed hope for the movement required a return to 'Walled Towns.'
Ralph Adams Cram first appears in 0036 iv.
In The Defeat of Romanticism: Romanticist who believed hope for the movement required a return to 'Walled Towns.'
Later, in The Brooklyn Bridge and the Limits of Romanticism: Advocate of Gothic precedent and 'Walled Towns,' representing the romanticist retreat from the modern world.
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- The Defeat of Romanticism
- The Brooklyn Bridge and the Limits of Romanticism
- The Imperial Age and Its Architectural Legacy
- Architecture and Civilization
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