The Romanesque : towns, cathedrals, and monasteries

The Romanesque : towns, cathedrals, and monasteries /

Originated by art theorists in the Nineteenth Century, the term "Romanesque" refers to a school of religious architecture and design from the early medieval period. As with all terms that attempt to summarise an epoch, "Romanesque" artificially constructs the notion of one unifie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barral i Altet, Xavier
Other Authors: Miller, Chris, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Köln ; New York : Taschen, ©1998.
Series:Taschen's world architecture
Subjects:
Architecture, Romanesque > Europe.
Church architecture > Europe
Architecture, Romanesque
Church architecture
Bouwkunst.
Romaans.
Europe
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : art and history
  • The emergence of new forms : the creation of the Romanesque
  • The diffusion of Romanesque : architecture in the West-- churches and pilgrimages
  • Town and country : civic and military architecture
  • The great flowering of Romanesque : new churches in France
  • Cathedrals and monasteries : a tide of new building in Southern Europe
  • A varied display : the northern Romanesque
  • Outlook : from Romanesque to Gothic.

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