Buildings And Landmarks Of Medieval Europe

Author : James B. Tschen-Emmons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798400622205

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Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe by James B. Tschen-Emmons Pdf

Through the use of images, diagrams, and detailed descriptions, this book enables readers to appreciate how the construction, design, and function of famous structures inform our understanding of societies of the past. Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe: The Middle Ages Revealed makes use of significant buildings as "representative structures" to provide insight into specific cultures, historical periods, or topics of the Middle Ages. The explanations of these buildings' construction, original intended use and change over time, and design elements allow readers to better comprehend what life in European societies of the past was like, covering social, political, economic, and intellectual perspectives. Readers will be able to apply what they learn from the discussions of the structures to improve their understanding of the historical period as well as their skills of observation and assessment needed to analyze these landmark structures and draw meaningful conclusions about their context and significance. The book's supporting features--a chronology, biographical appendix, glossary, and subject index--help researchers in successfully completing their papers or projects.

Author : James B. Tschen-Emmons
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216056805

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Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe by James B. Tschen-Emmons Pdf

Through the use of images, diagrams, and detailed descriptions, this book enables readers to appreciate how the construction, design, and function of famous structures inform our understanding of societies of the past. Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe: The Middle Ages Revealed makes use of significant buildings as "representative structures" to provide insight into specific cultures, historical periods, or topics of the Middle Ages. The explanations of these buildings' construction, original intended use and change over time, and design elements allow readers to better comprehend what life in European societies of the past was like, covering social, political, economic, and intellectual perspectives. Readers will be able to apply what they learn from the discussions of the structures to improve their understanding of the historical period as well as their skills of observation and assessment needed to analyze these landmark structures and draw meaningful conclusions about their context and significance. The book's supporting features—a chronology, biographical appendix, glossary, and subject index—help researchers in successfully completing their papers or projects.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1785709739

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Buildings of Medieval Europe. Studies in Social and Landscape Contexts of Medieval Buildings by Anonim Pdf

This volume brings together an interesting range of papers discussing medieval buildings across Europe. They provide interesting insights to life in the medieval world in several understudied areas of Europe. The papers range from Croatia and Transylvania in the east, Scandinavia in the north and Britain in the west, providing insights into areas that are rarely discussed by books published in western Europe. There is comprehensive range in size and status of buildings, from the smallest, single-roomed house in Byzantine Serbia and rural homes in central Europe to churches in Sweden and monastic hospitals in England. Buildings of high status and low status are discussed, as well as those of a secular and ecclesiastic nature. Materials and craftspeople are considered through a study of brick makers and their identifying marks. This volume aims to open discussions about medieval buildings beyond simply architectural features and typologies, and furthers the discipline through this process. Buildings can reveal details of the lives of their occupants and therefore enrich our knowledge of life in medieval Europe.

Author : Theodore Alois Buckley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Cities and towns, Medieval
ISBN : BL:A0017802129

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The Great Cities of the Middle Ages; Or, The Landmarks of European Civilization by Theodore Alois Buckley Pdf

Author : Charles B. McClendon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300106886

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The Origins of Medieval Architecture by Charles B. McClendon Pdf

This book is the first devoted to the important innovations in architecture that took place in western Europe between the death of emperor Justinian in A.D. 565 and the tenth century. During this period of transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, the Early Christian basilica was transformed in both form and function.Charles B. McClendon draws on rich documentary evidence and archaeological data to show that the buildings of these three centuries, studied in isolation but rarely together, set substantial precedents for the future of medieval architecture. He looks at buildings of the so-called Dark Ages—monuments that reflected a new assimilation of seemingly antithetical “barbarian” and “classical” attitudes toward architecture and its decoration—and at the grand and innovative architecture of the Carolingian Empire. The great Romanesque and Gothic churches of subsequent centuries owe far more to the architectural achievements of the Early Middle Ages than has generally been recognized, the author argues.

Author : Robert Bork,William W. Clark,Abby McGehee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351915137

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New Approaches to Medieval Architecture by Robert Bork,William W. Clark,Abby McGehee Pdf

This collection of essays presents the exciting and innovative work being done in the field of medieval architectural history by scholars affiliated with AVISTA, one of the most active sponsors of such research in the Anglo-American scholarly community. These studies constitute a snapshot of the range of new interpretive strategies being deployed by researchers in the reassessment of previous scholarship and identification of new modes of inquiry. In recent years, the study of medieval architecture has been transformed by the emergence of new critical perspectives and new technologies. The contributors to this book are among those at the forefront of these developments. Several of the essays present dramatic reinterpretations of canonical monuments including the Abbey of Saint-Denis, Beauvais Cathedral and Notre-Dame in Paris. Others consider broader methodological issues such as the applications of geometry, workshop practice, and the shaping of historical narratives. Still others demonstrate how high-tech scanning and visualization methods can enhance our understanding of construction methods and the behavior of buildings. The publication of this collection of pioneering essays should foster further exploration by clarifying the state of research, by establishing specific historical arguments, and by providing models of inquiry to inspire emerging scholars.

Author : Günther Binding
Publisher : Tempus Publishing, Limited
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture, Medieval
ISBN : UCSD:31822033490822

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Medieval Building Techniques by Günther Binding Pdf

How did medieval builders manage to construct the towering cathedrals of Europe and other great civic buildings, not to mention the tens of thousands of parish churches? By combing through thousands of medieval illuminated manuscripts, early printed works, sculptures and carvings, Gunther Binding has assembled hundreds of drawings that clearly show the tools and techniques used by the masons and builders of the Middle Ages."

Author : E. C. Fernie,Paul Crossley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1852850345

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Medieval Architecture and Its Intellectual Context by E. C. Fernie,Paul Crossley Pdf

Medieval Architecture and its Intellectual Context reflects the range of Peter Kidson's own interests and are united in following his approach to medieval architecture and art: a determination to see buildings and objects in the intellectual terms of the time in which they were created.

Author : John James
Publisher : Pindar Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781915837165

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In Search of the Unknown in Medieval Architecture by John James Pdf

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 analysing the detailed construction history of existing stone structures. This he created. He expanded his research to include all the early Gothic churches in the Paris region with a three-year survey of over 3500 buildings. His most important discovery has been that all churches of this period were constructed in many short campaigns by mobile building teams, and that major innovation was more likely to occur in the smaller buildings than in the larger. This volume makes available 42 of the author's studies on the development of Gothic architecture in France.

Author : Ulrike Laule,Rolf Toman,Achim Bednorz
Publisher : Feierabend Verlag, Ohg
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822033256702

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Architecture of the Middle Ages by Ulrike Laule,Rolf Toman,Achim Bednorz Pdf

The architecture of the Middle Ages is still vividly present in the cities of Europe. This highly pictorial text provides information on medieval buildings, introducing the fundamentals and the unique features of the Romanesque and Gothic art of building, and especially of sacred buildings.

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 078646027X

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Castles and Fortified Cities of Medieval Europe by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

During the Middle Ages, castles and other fortified buildings were a common feature of the European landscape. As central powers rose and fell, the insecurity of the times inspired a revival of fortifications first introduced in the Roman Empire. Despite limitations in construction techniques and manpower, medieval fortifications were continuously adapted to meet new political circumstances and weapons technology. Here is an illustrated guide to the architecture of medieval fortifications, from the first castles to the fortified cities of the 15th and 16th centuries. In hundreds of detailed and thoroughly researched pen-and-ink drawings, historian and artist Jean-Denis G. G. Lepage introduces the reader to the development and diversity of European medieval military architecture. Each drawing is accompanied by meticulous descriptions of types of buildings (e.g., motte-and-bailey castles), built-in defenses (arrow slits, pepper-pot towers), and particular castles and cities (the Mont-Saint-Michel, the city of Jerusalem). Elements of medieval warfare and weaponry are also covered in drawings and text.

Author : Robert G. Calkins
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0801493064

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Monuments of Medieval Art by Robert G. Calkins Pdf

This richly illustrated and scholarly study traces the development of art through the Middle Ages, from the early Christian catacombs of Italy and the treasures of Sutton Hoo to the masterpieces of Romanesque cathedrals and illuminated manuscripts.

Author : Christine Sciacca
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781606060063

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Building the Medieval World by Christine Sciacca Pdf

Some of the great and lasting achievements of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance are the architectural wonders of soaring cathedrals and grand castles and palaces. While many of these edifices survive, many more are lost, and it is within the pages of illuminated manuscripts that we often find the best record of the appearance of these amazing buildings. This volume illustrates the creative ways in which medieval artists represented architecture, offering insight into what these buildings meant for medieval people. Such structures were not just made to be inhabited--they symbolized grandeur, power, and even heaven on earth. Building the Medieval World accompanies an exhibition of the same name on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from March 2 through May 16, 2010. Building the Medieval World is the fourth in the popular Medieval Imagination series of small, affordable books drawing on manuscript illumination in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Library. Each volume focuses on a particular theme and provides an accessible, delightful introduction to the imagination of the medieval world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004529106

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The Worlds of Villard de Honnecourt: The Portfolio, Medieval Technology, and Gothic Monuments by Anonim Pdf

This book charts the past, present, and future of studies on medieval technology, art, and craft practices. Inspired by Villard’s enigmatic portfolio of artistic and engineering drawings, this collection explores the multiple facets of medieval building represented in this manuscript (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Fr 19093). The book’s eighteen essays and two introductions showcase traditional and emergent methods for the study of medieval craft, demonstrating how these diverse approaches collectively amplify our understanding about how medieval people built, engineered, and represented their world. Contributions range from the analysis of words and images in Villard’s portfolio, to the close analysis of masonry, technological marvels, and gothic architecture, pointing the way toward new avenues for future scholarship to explore. Contributors are: Mickey Abel, Carl F. Barnes Jr., Robert Bork, George Brooks, Michael T. Davis, Amy Gillette, Erik Gustafson, Maile S. Hutterer, John James, William Sayers, Ellen Shortell, Alice Isabella Sullivan, Richard Alfred Sundt, Sarah Thompson, Steven A. Walton, Maggie M. Williams, Kathleen Wilson Ruffo, and Nancy Wu.

Author : Nancy Y. Wu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351960854

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Ad Quadratum by Nancy Y. Wu Pdf

The purpose of the project is to provide the most up-to-date survey on issues dealing with practical geometry and how it might have been applied in the design of medieval architecture. Chronologically, the topics cover a wide span - from early Medieval through Late Gothic. Geographically, the monuments under discussion range from Early Medieval Florence through Carolingian Germany, Crusader Cyprus, Romanesque France and Gothic England. The applications of both geometry and metrology are considered in this volume, often with illustrations generated by computer-assisted design (CAD) software. The project therefore offers recent scholarship in the field, as well as cutting-edge technology which helps propel the pursuit of such studies. To this end, the project is the first of its kind both in terms of its focus and its comprehensiveness. Such a project is sorely needed to introduce this highly specialized discipline to other historians of art, history, and science of the Middle Ages, as well as historians in most humanistic areas.