Architecture

ISBN: 9781843837602
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the extensive variety of decorative tracery patterns, crafted in stone, that characterise the windows of medieval churches in England. Based upon a visual catalogue of over 250 images of surviving ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781780930312
Published by : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd.
Looking at above and below-ground evidence and examining a wide variety of sites - from towering donjons to earth and timber castles - in different parts of western Europe, this book explores the relationship between early castle ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088900402
Published by : Sidestone Press
French Title: Domus Augustana. Travaux de documentation archéologique et architectonique sur le Palatin à Rom

About the author: Prof. dr. Natascha Sojc (Munich, Germany 1966) is Byvanck professor for Classical Archaeology at Leiden Unive... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781904965374
Published by : Spire Books
First published in 1836, Contrasts was the book that rapidly made Pugin's name. It was the first revolutionary architectural manifesto of the nineteenth century and remains the first great canonical work of modern Western architecture. In a de... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781904965343
Published by : Spire Books
The stylistic shift during the nineteenth century which saw the Classical tradition challenged by a renewed interest in Gothic was one of the centurys most profound architectural developments. It was the result of a diverse range of influences,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781904965367
Published by : Spire Books
A.W.N. Pugin (1812-1852) was the foremost propagandist of the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival, whose aim was the restoration of the ancient splendours of the Catholic Church. Turning this vision into reality required a wealthy and influential... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907625077
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: British Archaeological Association Transactions
Volume: 34
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... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591879
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 187
The individual contributors to these papers tell the story of the dedicated and detailed efforts to understand the work of previous generations on the Acropolis and then to restore the buildings as nearly as possible to their original architect... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781872501192
Published by : Brepols
Series: Corpus Vitrearum USA
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