Overview

For the first time, instructors of Medieval Architecture have a selective survey that obviates the need to piece together teaching material from several sources. Medieval Architecture in Western Europe: From A.D. 300 to 1500 presents a selection of major monuments of Medieval European architecture in a single volume. Beginning with a study of structural antecedents found in late Roman architecture, the author examines Early Christian borrowings and transformations and selected representative types of Byzantine buildings. The following chapters cover the development of the monastic complex, traditional forms of Northern timber construction, and the contributions of the Carolingian and Ottonian empires. Spanish structures from the seventh century through the tenth century set the stage for the development of the Romanesque style, examined in its various regional manifestations. After identifying the structural sources of Gothic architecture, the author presents the evolving regional Gothic styles, Late Gothic elaborations and innovations, and representative types of secular architecture. The text concludes with an informative chapter on medieval building practices and the tradition of the Master Mason. Medieval Architecture in Western Europe: From A.D. 300 to 1500 is thoroughly illustrated with plans, sections, diagrams, and photographs, and also includes an IBM-compatible CD-ROM, featuring over 800 supplementary views and details of the buildings discussed, all in color. Filling the gap between general surveys of architectural history and specialized works on specific periods and regions, this book is ideal for introductory courses in Medieval Architecture, but will also satisfy any reader with an interest in the Middle Ages.

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Author:   Calkins
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 26.10cm
Weight:   1.027kg
ISBN:  

9780195112412

ISBN 10:   0195112415
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   19 March 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. CLASSICAL ANTECEDENTS Structure Plan and Aesthetic Effects Architectural Details and Symbolic Form 2. EARLY CHRISTIAN BUILDINGS TO A.D. 500 Early Christian Meeting Places The Early Christian Basilica Centralized Buildings Combined Structures 3. JUSTINIAN'S BUILDINGS Haghia Sophia and Its Precursors Other Buildings Under Justinian 4. LATER BYZANTINE VARIATIONS 5. EARLY MONASTICISM AND NORTHERN TRADITIONS The Growth of Monasticism Northern Timber Construction Gallo-Roman and Merovingian Buildings 6. CAROLINGIAN ASSIMILATIONS AND INNOVATIONS 7. OTTONIAN CONTINUATIONS 8. VISIGOTHIC, ASTURIAN, MUSLIM, AND MOZARABIC BEGINNINGS IN SPAIN 9. EARLY ROMANESQUE SOLUTIONS 10. ROMANESQUE STYLES IN FRANCE Developing Romanesque in Burgundy Romanesque Pilgrimage Churches The Auvergne Perigord and Aquitaine Cistercian Reactions 11. OTHER ROMANESQUE VARIATIONS: GERMANY AND ITALY Germany Italy 12. ANGLO-SAXON, NORMAN, AND ANGLO-NORMAN ROMANESQUE Anglo-Saxon England Norman Romanesque Anglo-Norman Romanesque 13. EARLY GOTHIC IN FRANCE 14. THIRTEENTH-CENTURY GOTHIC IN FRANCE 15. REGIONAL GOTHIC STYLES England Germany Italy 16. THE RAYONNANT STYLE IN FRANCE AND EUROPEAN IMITATIONS 17. LATE GOTHIC ELABORATIONS AND INNOVATIONS England: Decorative and Perpendicular Styles France: The Flamboyant Style Spain: New Variations Italy: An Interpretation of Northern Suggestions Germany, Prussia, Bohemia: Net Vaults and Cellular Vaults 18. SECULAR ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES 19. MEDIEVAL BUILDERS AND BUILDING PRACTICES NOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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The design of this series is satisfyingly put together for the reader and the picture browser, and this volume makes a useful contribution to the needs of both...there are gems to be found, insights to be enjoyed, and the whole is presented on a broad and inclusive canvas Volume 10, Issue 4 The Art Book

This splendid survey of Western building in the Middle Ages charts the development of styles from the late Roman to the late Gothic period. It contains excellent brief discussions of such masterpieces as Justinian's magnificent Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (527-32), the abbey church of Cluny III in Burgundy (1088-1190), perhaps the grandest manifestation of the mature Romanesque style; Pisa's wonderful cathedral, baptistery and campanile, and the glorious cathedrals of northern France; early Gothic Notre Dame and the later splendours of Amiens, Bourges, Reims and Soissons. Also included is a cd-rom which contains over 860 supplementary colour pictures of the architecture discussed, making this a tremendous introduction to its subject for both students and general readers alike. (Kirkus UK)

Author Information

Robert G. Calkins is a History of Art Professor at Cornell University. He has considerable experience with medieval architecture, having written two other books on this subject, Monuments of Medieval Art and Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages.

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