Romanesque Architecture - The First Style of the European Age (Hardcover)

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 Vezelay, 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.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	Eric Fernie
Dimensions:	292 x 254 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-20354-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General
LSN:	0-300-20354-3
Barcode:	9780300203547

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