Medieval

ISBN: 9788859608936
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
English summary: The Fonte Gaia fountain, in Siena's central piazza, is one of the most important and representative monuments of Sienese art. The fountain's public and artistic dimensions place it at the heart of the city's history, provid... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907586026
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Series: MOLAS MONOGRAPH
Volume: 44
The abbey of St Mary Graces in East Smithfield, London, was excavated in 1983-8 as part of the Royal Mint site. Founded in 1350 by Edward III and suppressed in 1539, it was the only new Cistercian house in the 14th century and the last founded ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020726
Published by : English Heritage
High on their windswept headland, the imposing ruins of Whitby Abbey dominate the busy harbour town below. Originally founded in the seventh century and ruled by the renowned Abbess Hild, the first monastery here was the setting for one of the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306292
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This report concentrates on the hitherto unpublished 1936-39 and 1964 excavations at Pevensey (southern England) with re-assessments of some of the findings from earlier work there. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Excavations; The Landscap... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780854312955
Published by : Society of Antiquaries of London
This volume tells the complete story of the Westminster Abbey chapter house, which ranks as one of the spectacular achievements of European Gothic art and architecture, which is precisely what its builder, King Henry III, intended. Begun in the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174005
Published by : Oxbow Books
To the casual visitor of today, Sandwich appears as simply a small inland market town on the bank of a modest river. But locals and historians have long known that in the Middle Ages it was a strategic and commercial seaport of great significan... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805340625
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
English summary: Eight hundred years of Gothic architecture! In the year 1209, the foundation stone of the Cathedral of Magdeburg was laid - the first cathedral in Germany built based on the Gothic style. On the occasion of this anniver... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805339827
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Series: Iberia Archaeologica
Volume: 11
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ISBN: 9781407304151
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Egglestone marble, also known as Teesdale marble, is one of a group of so-called sedimentary 'marbles', such as the better-known Purbeck and Tournai marbles, in which natural calcite cement has filled the original pore-spaces to such an extent... .... Learn More