Meaning of Richardsonian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of or relating to Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886), American architect, or the Romanesque style that he popularised.
2. Of or relating to Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), English writer known for his epistolary novels.

Examples

“A. O. Watson of Austin and Eugene T. Heiner of Houston collaborated to produce a very credible Richardsonian court house for DeWitt County in Cuero (1894 - 1896; Fig. 2.06), perhaps modeled on Richardson's Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.”

“The Richardsonian model in nearby Pittsburgh is reflected in the building's surface texture, the 188-foot square tower, arcaded windows, arched entryways, ans stone foliage carvings.”

“Most Richardsonian buildings in Los Angeles have disappeared.”

“In fact, Fielding's inability to understand Richardson is mainly the result of his inability to understand Richardsonian complexity of characterization.”

“Sexually frank and verbally inventive, Cleland's text constitutes an intriguing response to the dual claims of Richardsonian and Fieldingesque fiction.”

“La Religieuse has often been called a 'Richardsonian' novel.”

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