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St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire: Volume 1, History, Archaeology and Architecture [Hardback]
Warwick Rodwell (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9781842173251
Published by : Oxbow Books
St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, is a redundant medieval church in the care of English Heritage. As a result of a major programme of research carried out between 1978 and 2007, it is now the most intensively studied parish church in the UK. Exca... .... Learn More -
The Cistercian abbey of St Mary Graces, East Smithfield, London [Hardback]
Ian Grainger (Author); Christopher Phillpotts (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9781907586026
Published by : MOLA (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 -
Universe of Stone [Hardback]
Philip Ball (Author)
Regular Price: £20.00
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9780061154294
Published by : Harper Collins Publishers
A well written study of Gothic architecture, and Chartres Cathedral in particular, looking at the theological and philosophical ideas on which it was founded, and the practicalities of its construction to ultimately aim to show what it may hav... .... Learn More -
Christian Art [Hardback]
Rowena Loverance (Author)
Regular Price: £20.00
Special Price: £6.95
ISBN: 9780714150536
Published by : British Museum Press
Drawing on the vast collections of the British Museum, Rowena Loverance considers Christian art as a global phenomenon, asking how art is adapted to Christian concerns, how it fulfills religious functions, and examines the full range of symboli... .... Learn More -
In Search of the Unknown in Medieval Architecture [Hardback]
John James (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597360
Published by : Pindar Press
John James is an Australian architect and medieval historian. Since 1969, he has been searching for the origins of the Gothic style, beginning with a five-year study of Chartres cathedral. At that time there were no coherent techniques for analysi... .... Learn More -
Between Text and Territory: Survey and Excavations in the Terra of San Vincenzo al Volturno [Paperback]
Kim Bowes (Author); Karen Francis (Author); Richard Hodges (Author)
Regular Price: £49.50
Special Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9780904152487
Published by : British School at Rome
Series: Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome
Volume: 16
The San Vincenzo Project, focused upon the Benedictine monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno, in central Italy, was launched in 1980. In addition to developing the archaeological potential of the well-known ninth-century painted crypt of San L... .... Learn More -
The Rose Window: Splendour and Symbol [Hardback]
Painton Cowan (Author)
Regular Price: £39.95
Special Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9780500511749
Published by : Thames and Hudson
This beautifully illustrated book is the first systematic study of the rose window, both as a feature of Gothic architecture and as an artform in its own right. After a brief overview of the history of the rose, four chapters trace the evolutio... .... Learn More -
Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, City of London: An archaeological Reconstruction and History [Paperback]
John Schofield (Author); Richard Lea (Author)
Regular Price: £32.95
Special Price: £12.95
ISBN: 9781901992458
Published by : MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Volume: 24
This is an archaeological, architectural and historical study of one of the largest complexes of buildings in the medieval City of London, but one which is largely unknown and of which only two fragments survive above ground today. It is the fi... .... Learn More -
Day of Reckoning: Power and Accountability in Medieval France [Hardback]
Robert F. Berkhofer (Author)
Regular Price: £54.00
Special Price: £14.95
ISBN: 9780812237962
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
As the Middle Ages progressed the lords of France began to regulate and organise their raising of funds, rather than relying on the more traditional methods of extortion and pillage. This detailed study focuses on five large Benedictine monaste... .... Learn More -
Romanesque Art: Problems and Monuments [Hardback]
Willibald Sauerlander (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828999
Published by : Pindar Press
Two volumes collating updated versions of Professor Sauerländer's written work on Romanesque art. Subjects include: structures, problems of classification, the geography of Romanesque art, and its development in Italy and the Empire. .... Learn More
