Christopher Tadgell covers the major architectural traditions of
the Middle Ages, from the Romanesque architecture of the 9th and
10th centuries, built on the legacy of ancient Rome and including
elements from Carolingian, Ottonian, Byzantine and northern
European traditions, through to the evolution of the Gothic which
heralded new, structurally daring architecture. The book ends with
the Italian rediscovery of Classical ideas and ideals and the
emergence of the great Renaissance theorists and architects,
including Brunelleschi, Alberti, and Bramante. As well as the
palazzos, villas and churches of Renaissance Italy, this period saw
the building of great chateaux in France, palaces in Germany and
the golden-domed cathedrals of Russia.
With more than two thousand images, including many plans, The
West is a beautiful, single-volume guide to the history of
architecture in this period, covering the whole of Europe from
Ireland to Russia and placing architectural developments within
their political, technological, artistic and intellectual
contexts.
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