Medieval architecture

This book looks at their architecture from an entirely fresh perspective. It shifts the emphasis away from such areas as France towards the creativity of other regions, including central Europe and Spain. It treats the subject thematically, seeking what all buildings, both religious and secular, hav...

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Main Author: Coldstream, Nicola (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2002
Series:Oxford history of art
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Summary:This book looks at their architecture from an entirely fresh perspective. It shifts the emphasis away from such areas as France towards the creativity of other regions, including central Europe and Spain. It treats the subject thematically, seeking what all buildings, both religious and secular, have in common, and how they reflect the material and spiritual concerns of the people who built and used them. It considers how and why, after four centuries of shaping the landscapes and urban patterns of Europe, medieval styles were superseded by classicism.
Physical Description:256 pages illustrations (some colour) 24 cm
ISBN:0192842765
9780192842763