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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 -
W. F. Pocock [Hardback]
W. F. Pocock (Author); Christopher Webster (Author)
Regular Price: £39.95
Special Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9781904965299
Published by : Spire Books
This beautifully presented volume is a faithful reproduction of W. F. Pocock's book of 1819 and a major landmark in the publication of architectural facsimiles. It is probably the most important Georgian pattern book not hitherto reprinted. Thi... .... Learn More -
R. D. Chantrell (1793-1872) and the Architecture of a Lost Generation [Hardback]
Christopher Webster (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781904965220
Published by : Spire Books
Chantrell along with many architects of his generation has hitherto been confined to the shadows of architectural history, shadows cast so adeptly by Pugin and the Ecclesiologists. This book reconsiders his many achievements and sets them withi... .... 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 -
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 -
Excavations at St James's Priory, Bristol [eBook (PDF)]
Reg Jackson(Author)
£0.00ISBN: 9781789254419
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 Dissolut... .... Learn More
