Nicola Coldstream (Independent scholar )

Medieval Architecture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique study of medieval architecture, which treats the subject thematically. It looks at construction methods, patronage, and function, as well as the symbolic meanings represented in the architecture. It also offers completely new information on architecture in Spain and central Europe.

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Produktdetails

• Oxford History of Art
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 168mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780192842763
• ISBN-10: 0192842765
• Artikelnr.: 21513867

Autorenporträt

Nicola Coldstream taught medieval art history for many years before becoming a deputy editor on the Grove 'Dictionary of Art', with responsibility for medieval architecture. She then edited the Soundtrack Gallery Guide at the National Gallery, London. Her books include 'Masons and Sculptors' (1991) and 'The Decorated Style. Architecture and Ornament, 1240-1360' (1994). She has published many articles on medieval architecture, decoration, and furnishings. She is now an independent scholar and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Inhaltsangabe

I
Introduction
1: 'What we now vulgarly call the Gothic'
2: Structure and Design
3: Patron and Builder
II
Introduction
4: Architectural Space
5: Symbolic Architecture: Representation and Association
6: Innovation and Commemoration
7: The Future that Arrives
Notes
Further Reading
Timeline
Museums and Websites
List of Illustrations
Index