Ely is an incredible city steeped in myth and legend and dominated by the Norman Cathedral, a masterpiece of medieval architecture. There have been many books written about the Isle, but Ely: A Hidden History is the first to use the latest archaeological discoveries to tell the story of the settlement of the Isle from its earliest beginnings through to the seventeenth century. With vivid illustrations, the authors trace the origins of life in Ely and bring the most recent archaeological excava...
The Architecture of the Monastery of Hosios Loukas
by Charalambos Bouras
On April 16, 2019, five days before the celebration of Easter, a blazing fire engulfed the world famous Notre-Dame de Paris. A marvel of Gothic architecture, construction on the Notre Dame Cathedral was begun in 1160 and completed in 1345. For almost nine centuries it has served as a house of worship and refuge; a stalwart soldier that has survived wars and revolutions, and hosted weddings, coronations, and funerals for kings and queens, presidents, and political dignitaries. The cathedral has a...
Architecture In Britain & Ireland 600-1500
by Lucy Archer and Edwin Smith
Everyone interested in architecture will find this book an indispensable companion to the discovery and appreciation of the astonishing number of Celtic, Saxon, Norman and medieval buildings and monuments which are still to be seen throughout Britain and Ireland. While providing a brief historical background to each period, it is mainly a comprehensive guide to the development and use of the wide range of surviving secular and ecclesiastical buildings, including church furnishings.
Timber-framed buildings are a distinctive and treasured part of Britain's heritage. The oldest of them are medieval but their numbers peaked in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a revival again in the nineteenth. The majority of timber-framed buildings are houses, but timber was used in all kinds of other buildings, including shops, inns, churches, town halls and farm buildings. This book outlines the history of timber-framed buildings, including their construction techniques, region...
L'Art Arabo-Normand (L'Art Islamique En Mediterranee)
by Eliana Mauro, Ettore Sessa, and Carla Quartarone
The perfect stocking filler for lovers of English Cathedrals. A handy guide to England's most famous cathedrals and abbeys. Includes an eight-page map section showing the locations of cathedrals covered in the book. Historical background and architectural details for each of the cathedrals, accompanied by beautiful colour photographs. Includes the major sites of world famous St Paul's Cathedral and Canterbury Cathedral, home to the leader of the Church of England, and details...
Church towers are a prominent feature of the English landscape and stand as a testament to the skill and ingenuity of medieval masons. The Northern Province, namely the ecclesiastical province of York, contains a rich and varied array of these remarkable constructions. This vast area of England, comprising of the twelve dioceses of Blackburn, Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Southwell & Nottingham and York, contains no less than 500 medieval examples...
With a past as deep and sinewy as the famous River Thames that twists like an eel around the jutting peninsula of Mudchute and the Isle of Dogs, London is one of the world's greatest and most resilient cities. Born beside the sludge and the silt of the meandering waterway that has always been its lifeblood, it has weathered invasion, flood, abandonment, fire and bombing. The modern story of London is well known. Much has been written about the later history of this megalopolis which, like a sedu...
Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture. Almost every village and town in the land has a church that was built during the period, whose history is legible - to those who know how to look - in every arch, capital, roof vault, and detail of window tracery. By learning how to identify the stylistic phases that resulted from shifts in architectural fashion, it is possible to date each part of a church to within a decade or two; this book introduces all the key features of each succeedin...
Journal Vintage Castle Village Historical Medieval Fairy Tale (Castles Journals Notebooks Diaries)
by Distinctive Journals
Una Historia de la Arquitectura Contempor nea Siglos XIX-XXI Tomo II (La Pens e de l'Image, #13)
by Norbert-Bertrand Barbe
Das Bild des Ordenslehrers und die Allegorie des Wissens (Acta humaniora)
by Dorothee Hansen
In der Region Waldeck im Nordwesten Hessens hat sich eine einmalige Dichte romanischer Dorf- und Klosterkirchen erhalten. Diesen bislang kaum bekannten Schatz prasentiert der Band in Aufnahmen und Texten, die nicht nur Kenner, sondern auch das breite Publikum ansprechen. Professionelle Text- und Bildgestaltung auf aktuellem Niveau machen neugierig auf diese knapp drei Dutzend architekturgeschichtlicher Kleinode des 12. und 13. Jahrhunderts. Neben der Benediktinerkirche Flechtdorf bilden die Kirc...