Romanesque architecture : the first style of the European age / Eric Fernie.

Author/creator Fernie, Eric, 1939-
Format Book
PublicationNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxxx, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm.
Subjects

SeriesYale University Press Pelican history of art
Yale University Press Pelican history of art. ^A308185
Abstract "In a new addition to the Pelican History of Art series, leading architectural historian Eric Fernie presents a fascinating survey of Romanesque architecture and the political systems that gave rise to the style. It is known for its thick walls, round arches, piers, groin vaults, large towers, and decorative arcading, as well as the measured articulation of volumes and surfaces. Romanesque architecture was the first distinctive style to dominate western and central Europe. The book explores the gestation of the style in the ninth and tenth centuries and its survival up to the fourteenth century. Notable structures include Speyer Cathedral, Sant'Ambrogio in Milan, the abbeys of Cluny, and Vézelay, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and Durham Cathedral, as well as the castles of Loches and Dover. A superb teaching tool, close to 400 illustrations pack this seminal text describing the design, function, and iconography of key church, monastic and secular buildings of a formative era."-- Publisher description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013017958
ISBN9780300203547
ISBN0300203543

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks NA390 .F47 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold