The West: From the Advent of Christendom to the Eve of Reformation

ISBN-13: 9781138038929 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 916 str.

Christopher Tadgell

Opis

With more than 1500 images, including many plans, The West is an unprecedented single-volume survey of the period, covering the whole of Europe from Ireland to Russia, and placing architectural developments within their political, technological, artistic and intellectual contexts.

Spis treści

Part 1: Renovation of Gravitas  Prologue  1.1. Empire Regained and Relapsed  1.2. The Centre: Holy Roman Empire  1.3. The East: Towards the Third Rome  1.4. The West: Post Carolingian Diversity  Part 2: Refraction of Light  Introductions to the Gothic Age  2.1. Light Into Stone: The Gothic Cathedral  2.2. Secular Building in the Gothic Age  Part 3: Revival of Classicism  Introduction  3.1. Cataclysm and Classicism at Large  Epilogue: From Medieval Towards Neo-Classical Abroad  Conclusion  Glossary  Further Reading  Index