Medieval Irish Architecture and the Concept of Romanesque

ISBN-13: 9781032578910 / Twarda / 2024 / 320 str.

Tadhg O'Keeffe

Opis

This book presents a fresh perspective on eleventh- and twelfth-century Irish architecture by critically assessing the term ‘Romanesque’ and the concept of a pan-European style.

Spis treści

1  Europe and Ireland: Inventing “Romanesque”;2. Tradition and innovation in the architecture of early medieval Ireland; 3. Vaulting ambitions: the eleventh-century transformation of Irish architecture; 4. Building reform church in Ireland’s short twelfth century?; 5. Cormac’s Chapel and its place in Irish and European architectural history

O autorze

 

Tadhg O’Keeffe is Full Professor of Archaeology in University College Dublin (Ireland), where he has taught since 1996. A specialist in medieval archaeology, he has lectured and published extensively on medieval buildings, and on urban and rural settlements and landscapes.