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Dorchester Abbey Oxfordshire: The Archaeology and Architecture of a Cathedral, Monastery and Parish Church
by Warwick Rodwell
Dorchester-on-Thames and its abbey have been subjects of antiquarian interest for more than 450 years, and during that time much has been written about them. They are, however, still far from being comprehensively studied and recorded. Indeed, the most substantial architectural description of the medieval church was written as long ago as 1845, and a thoroughgoing reappraisal has long been overdue. In this major new study on the origins, history ...
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Choir Stalls at Amiens Cathedral
by Charles Tracy and Hugh Harrison
A superbly illustrated study of one of the greatest examples of monumental joinery and carving in the world. The Amiens stalls date from early 16th century and are without doubt the finest of their time. Apart from their beautiful flamboyant architecture, they contain a treasury of narrative and decorative carvings. In this masterly and scholarly work, the authors examine when the stalls were made, who produced them, their iconography and ...
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Architecture, Liturgy and Identity
edited by Zoe Opacic and Achim Timmerman
Table of Contents: Paul Binski, The Piscina in Saint-Urbain at Troyes and Château d'Amour - Robert Bork, Ars Sine Historia Nihi Est: How the story deficit doomed Gothic - Christoph Brachmann, Te bene dotavit ...: Heinrich of Finstingen, Archbishop of Trier (1260-1286), as Patron - Thomas Coomans, Architectural Competition in a University Town: The Mendicant Friaries in Late-Medieval Louvain - Klára ...
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Image, Memory and Devotion
edited by Zoe Opacic and Achim Timmerman
Table of Contents: Jonathan Alexander, Homeless and Marginalised: a Leaf from the 'Ghistelles Hours' - Tim Ayers, Collegiate Identity and the Art of Lancastrian Reform: The Stained Glass of Merton College, Oxford in the Early Fifteenth Century - Ron Baxter, Speech and Writing in the Gospels of Matilda of Canossa - Dusan Buran, The Crucifix in Kezmarok - a Little Known Masterpiece by Master Paul of Levoca - ...
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Limerick and South-west Ireland: Medieval Art and Architecture
edited by Roger Stalley
The essays in this volume are devoted to the art and architecture of Munster, one of the four ancient provinces of Ireland. A major theme underpinning many of the essays is the degree to which Irish craftsmen and builders engaged with the rest of Europe, and the nature of their relationship with English practice. The extent to which the advent of Gothic was a colonial phenomenon, an inevitable consequence of the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland ...
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The Medieval Great House
edited by Malcolm Airs and P.S. Barnwell
The contributors to this volume draw on the disciplines of architectural and art and social history, archaeology and landscape analysis to explore the character and significance of the medieval great house in England, Scotland and Wales. Among the themes covered are the relationship between the great house and the castle, the social and economic functions of the non-military houses of the elite, and the layout and ornamentation of interiors. The ...
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The Virgin of Chartres: Making History Through Liturgy and the Arts
by Margot E. Fassler
This fascinating study looks at how Chartres defined its history and identity by placing the important relic of the Virgin's gown at the heart of the Cathedral's art, architecture and liturgy. Margot Fassler looks at the particular importance of Bishop Fulbert in the development of the cult of the Virgin and his promotion of the feast days in her honour with liturgical elaborations, processions and chants. She then turns to look at the ways in ...
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The Facade Reliefs of Orvieto Cathedral
by Anita Fiderer Moskowitz
The town of Orvieto played an important role in the political struggles in Italy during the latter part of the thirteenth century. Frequently the place of residence for popes and their Angevin allies, it became the seat of the Curia under Pope Nicholas IV, who laid the foundation stone of the present cathedral in 1290. The façade of the Cathedral in particular, is a masterpiece of design and relief sculpture. Its rich decorative carving is ...
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Prague and Bohemia: Medieval Art, Architecture and Cultural Exchange
edited by Zoe Opacic
This volume is dedicated to the remarkable flourishing of art and architecture in Bohemia, and Prague in particular, as it became the political centre of Charles IV's Holy Roman Empire. A focus is on cultural exchange, and the links which can be traced through the artwork across Europe. Topics and buildings under discussion include Prague Cathedral, St Bartholomew's in Kyje, Karlstein Castle, St Stephen's Vienna, aristocratic patronage, chasuble ...
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Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture
by Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Maria Rosa Menocal, Abigail Krasner Balbale
This splendidly illustrated book is a history of medieval Castile from the 11th to 14th centuries, told from a largely cultural standpoint. Whilst the political narrative of these centuries may emphasise war and intolerance - the inexorable forward march of the reconquista, the authors argue that the cultural record tells a very different story. They emphasise the concept of hybridisation, and show how interaction rather than antagonism more ...
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