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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 -
Excavations at St James's Priory, Bristol [Hardback]
Reg Jackson (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781842172070
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Benedictine Priory of St James was established just outside the medieval city of Bristol in 1129AD. Two areas were excavated: Site 1 to the east of the Priory church, and Site 2 to the west. The Priory was largely destroyed during the Disso... .... Learn More -
Six Hundred New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 [Hardback]
Michael Port (Author)
£49.95ISBN: 9781904965084
Published by : Spire Books
Professor Ports study of the early nineteenth-century Church Building Commission and its churches first appeared in 1961 and has long been difficult to obtain. He has now thoroughly revised it, adding much new material and a wealth of illustrat... .... 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 -
Requiem: The Medieval Monastic Cemetery in Britain [Paperback]
Roberta Gilchrist (Author); Barney Sloane (Author)
£29.95ISBN: 9781901992595
Published by : MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
This volume challenges previous assumptions about medieval burial through comprehensive study of excavated monastic cemeteries. Some 8000 graves are analysed from more than 70 cemeteries in England, Wales and Scotland, focusing principally on ... .... 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 -
Shaping Sacred Space and Institutional Identity in Romanesque Mural Painting: Essays in Honour of Otto Demus [Hardback]
Thomas E. A. Dale (Editor); John Mitchell (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9781899828425
Published by : Pindar Press
Romanesque mural painting was arguably the most visible field for religious images in Western churches between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. Beyond its traditional justification as Bible of the illiterate mural painting demarcated the pri... .... Learn More -
Cistercian Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne, Essex: Archaeological Excavations for the London Underground Limited Jubilee Line Extension Project [Paperback]
Bruno Barber (Author); Steve Chew (Author); T. Dyson (Author); Bill White (Author)
Regular Price: £18.95
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9781901992380
Published by : MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Volume: 18
The Cistercian monastery of St Mary Stratford Langthorne once stood on land south of the new Jubilee Line station at Stratford. Excavations 1973-94 recorded large parts of the monastic church, cemetery and related buildings. Topics include the ... .... Learn More
