Architecture - History - Medieval

The Anglo-Saxon chronicle stands as a foundational record of early English history, tracing the transformation of Britain from scattered tribal settlements to the rise of organized Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Compiled under royal patronage and continued by later scribes, it combines historical memory with evolving cultural...

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Unlock the hidden messages of the Italian Renaissance Masters as their art reveals a mystical connection to an ancient brotherhood. Discover the secrets woven into their masterpieces, showcasing a profound awareness of a forgotten pagan past and unity. In Messages of the Masters, the...

Rare architectural drawings from the Gothic period uncover a flourishing tradition of design and draftsmanship, making this book essential for understanding the roots of modern architecture The Gothic era produced some of the Western world's most imposing structures, today icons of the European cityscape....

This stunning volume by Corrado Ricci explores the rich heritage of Romanesque architecture in Italy. Tracing the history of this style from its roots in the Carolingian Empire to its flowering in the 11th and 12th centuries, Ricci offers a detailed and wide-ranging survey...

Gothic Architecture by Édouard Corroyer and Walter Armstrong is a comprehensive and visually stunning guide to Gothic architecture and its influence on the art of Europe. This book is perfect for anyone interested in the history of architecture and design.This work has been selected...

Castles 2026 CalendarStep into a world of royalty and history with the Castles 2026 Calendar! Each month features breathtaking photos of Europe's most iconic castles, capturing their grandeur, architecture, and mystique. As a special bonus, enjoy a curated list of the best castles in...

"The Ruined Castles of Mid-Lothian" by John Dickson offers a detailed exploration of the historic castles in the Mid-Lothian region of Scotland. Published in 1894, this book delves into the position, families, ruins, and history associated with these iconic structures. Dickson provides readers with...

Glasgow's thirteenth-century cathedral is the city's oldest building and one of Scotland's top tourist destinations. The cathedral remains an active congregation of the Church of Scotland and serves as the focus for many events of national significance. It is, however, many years since a...

This book asks a single question. The question is, after completing his work at Canterbury Cathedral, where did William the Englishman go and what did he subsequently build. As you are holding this book you are invited to come along on this journey of...

Casa Milà, known popularly as "La Pedrera", the quarry, was a misunderstood building and the object of ridicule of Gaudí's contemporaries. Today, however, this work by Antoni Gaudí arouses the admiration of experts and laymen alike. Monographic work, with fold-out panoramic views of the...

This study examines the discourse of reform within the Franciscan Observant movement through an analysis of two late medieval chronicles: Nicolaus Glassberger's Chronica ordinis minorum observantum and Bernardino Aquilano's Chronica fratrum minorum observantiae. It argues that these chronicles served not only as historical records...

Medieval Church Symbolism explores the ways in which the Medieval church building and key features of it were used as symbols, particularly to represent different relationships within the Church and the virtues of living a Christian life. Author: Mark SpurrellISBN-10: 0367025221ISBN-13: 9780367025229Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

"Architecture Of The Middle Ages" explores the unique architectural styles and building techniques prevalent during this transformative period of European history. Robert Willis offers insightful remarks on the distinguishing features of medieval structures, focusing on the evolution of architectural forms and their cultural significance....

"This innovative, wide-ranging and erudite book illuminates the sophistication of artistic exchange at this time and place. " Costanza Beltrami, Stockholm University. Sculptors and painters produced exceptional, and sometimes eccentric works of art in the middle decades of the twelfth century in Iberia. The...

In tenth-century Iraq, a group of Arab intellectuals and scholars known as the Ikhwan al-Safa began to make their intellectual mark on the society around them. A mysterious organisation, the identities of its members have never been clear. But its contribution to the intellectual...

The photographer Lluís Casals and the novelist Félix Bayón guide us through a journey around the medieval city of the Alhambra of Granada, one of the masterpieces that Muslim culture erected on the Iberian Peninsula. The richness of contrasts of light and water, the...

An engaging introduction to the workings of church buildings and churchyards, explaining the integral elements of a working church and how they have changed over time. The parish church is a symbol of continuity, a cornerstone of the urban and rural landscape, and a...

A riveting exploration of how the Fatimid dynasty carefully orchestrated an architectural program that proclaimed their legitimacy This groundbreaking study investigates the early architecture of the Fatimids, an Ismaili Shi'i Muslim dynasty that dominated the Mediterranean world from the 10th to the 12th century....

Delve into the fascinating world of medieval fortifications with "Medi val Military Architecture in England, Vol. 2 of 2" by George Thomas Clark. This meticulously prepared volume offers a comprehensive exploration of the castles and military architecture that shaped the English landscape during the...

The Ecclesiologist is a peer-reviewed journal founded by the Ecclesiological Society in England in 1841. It aimed to publish studies of Gothic architecture, architectural and liturgical fittings, and the revival of the Roman Catholic Church in England.This work has been selected by scholars as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Travel back in time to explore the exquisite architecture of Kirkstall Abbey, a Cistercian monastery located in Leeds, England. This book provides a detailed and informative description of the abbey's design, construction, and history.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...

The Victories of Wesley Castle is a book written by Charles Wesley Winchester and was first published in 1900. The book is a historical novel that tells the story of a young man named Wesley Castle and his journey towards success and victory. The...

A look into the tantalizing secrets of Florence's Palazzo Rucellai. House of Secrets tells the remarkable story of Palazzo Rucellai from behind its celebrated façade. The house, beginning with its piecemeal assemblage by one of the richest men in Florence in the fifteenth century,...

Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple and unpretentious - yet all were designed to reflect the glory of God and have a profound impact on us. As trailblazers of architectural development, each cathedral has distinct individual features...

An illustrated history of architecture design in Europe from the ancient world to the early Enlightenment. Intended to be a reference work on the planning, construction, materials and principles of design through the ages. Volume III covers the early Italian Rennaissance to the English...

An illustrated history of architectural design in Europe from the ancient world to the early Enlightenment. Intended to be a reference work on the planning, construction, materials and principles of design through the ages. Volume II covers the medieval period of central Europe to...

Gothic Architecture by Édouard Corroyer and Walter Armstrong is a comprehensive and visually stunning guide to Gothic architecture and its influence on the art of Europe. This book is perfect for anyone interested in the history of architecture and design.This work has been selected...

This is the first major study to comprehensively analyze the art and architecture of the archdiocese of Bari and Canosa during the Byzantine period and the upheaval of the Norman conquest. The book places Bari and Canosa in a Mediterranean context, arguing that international...

This book asks a single question. The question is, after completing his work at Canterbury Cathedral, where did William the Englishman go and what did he subsequently build. As you are holding this book you are invited to come along on this journey of...

This volume challenges popular assumptions and academic pieties​ regarding religion and identity on the Iberian​ Peninsula during the Middle​ Ages. Its studies of individual works of art and architecture uncoil complex​ histories from this religiously plural peninsula, intertwining social, cultural,​ and political identities across...

This beautifully illustrated book offers a glimpse into the grand estates of England during the medieval and Tudor periods. It is a must-read for anyone interested in English history, architecture, and interior design.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...

Explores the organization of diet, food practices, water management, and spatial use within historical monastic complexes and landscapes.Monasticism is a form of religious life in which participants renounce worldly activities to dedicate themselves primarily to spiritual matters, living in small communities subject to a...

Explores health and lifeways in monastic communities, focusing on palaeopathological insights into well-being, disabilities, and burial practices across various periods.Monasticism is a form of religious life in which participants renounce worldly activities to dedicate themselves primarily to spiritual matters, living in small communities subject...

In the two centuries after the Norman invasion, Britain's population more than tripled. Demand for food meant more land had to be brought under cultivation. As the climate was generally warmer than it is today, it was possible to grow cereals and vegetables on...

A lavishly illustrated study of the Welles-Ros Bible, exploring its provenance, ownership, design and production. At some point between c.1366 and 1373, the noblewoman Maud de Ros, widow of the Lincolnshire baron John de Welles, commissioned what is now the earliest surviving entire translated...

The Irish landscape is dotted with thousands of medieval buildings, most of them in ruins. They are an invaluable resource, individually and collectively, for making sense of medieval Ireland and its people, provided one knows how to read the evidence of their architecture. This...

Architecture: Classic and Early Christian is an authoritative overview of this period of architecture, complete with dozens of illustrations.Author: T. Roger SmithISBN-10: 151158839XISBN-13: 9781511588393Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2015Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.43d

In the early ninth century, a critical time in Rome's transformation from ancient capital to powerful bishopric to new state capital, Pope Paschal I undertook a building campaign to communicate his authority and Rome's importance as an ancient and contemporary seat of power. Combining...

Among the most influential figures of the Gothic Revival in nineteenth-century Britain, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) distinguished himself as an architect, author and interior designer. His illustrated lectures on ecclesiastical design were first published in 1841 and are reissued here with An Apology...

This book is supposed to be all about the quirky smile ofLa Gioconda in the Musee du Louvre So why not show her full face right there on the on the front cover of this book? Is Bill trying to tell us something? Yes...

Bolsover Castle is a historical book written by John Hamilton Gray and originally published in 1883. The book is a detailed account of the history and architecture of Bolsover Castle, a medieval fortress located in Derbyshire, England. The book begins by providing a brief...

A comprehensive and authoritative history that explores the significance of one of the most famous buildings and institutions in England Westminster Abbey was one of the most powerful churches in Catholic Christendom before transforming into a Protestant icon of British national and imperial identity....

Today, we perceive Gothic cathedrals as light-filled forms representing the sacred. The colored light projected from brightly-colored stained glass windows onto the walls and floors of these buildings suggests the presence of divinity. Suger (1081-1151CE), the abbot of the monastery of Saint-Denis, is credited...

This collection of essays explores the origins and evolution of Gothic architecture, tracing its development from the Gothic Revival of the 18th and 19th centuries back to its medieval roots. Bentham and Warton examine the Gothic style's distinctive features, including its use of pointed...

This is the first major book about Islamic stucco, and the central theme is the re-examination of the uses of stucco in architecture across the Islamic world in the pre-modern period.The book engages with new methodological approaches, including those that go beyond traditional art-historical...

Explore the architectural heritage of the ancient town of Norwich with this fascinating study by Mary E. Perkins. Full of detailed illustrations and insightful analysis.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...