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Monasteries And Monastic Orders : 2000 Years Of Christian Art And Culture

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Kristina Krüger ; edited by Rolf Toman ; with a contribution from Rainer Warland ; photographs by Achim Bednorz ; production by Thomas PaffenPublication Details
BookEnglish edH.F. Ullmann2008Description
MONASTERIES AND MONASTIC ORDERS 2000 Years of Christian Art and Culture Product Description This ambitious work traces the history of monasticism from its origins in late antiquity through its apex in the High Middle Ages and into the present. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVERSIZE (UPPER) N7850 .K7813 2008 AVAILABLE
The Origins Of Medieval Architecture : Building In Europe, A.D 600-900

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Charles B. McClendonPublication Details
BookYale University Press2005Links
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This book is the first devoted to the important innovations in architecture that took place in western Europe between the death of emperor Justinian in A.D. McClendon draws on rich documentary evidence and archaeological data to show that the buildings of these three centuries, studied in isolation but rarely together, set substantial precedents for the future of medieval architecture. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) NA5453 .M38 2005 AVAILABLE
Early Medieval Architecture As Bearer Of Meaning

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Günter Bandmann ; translated, with an introduction, by Kendall Wallis ; afterword by Hans Josef BökerPublication Details
BookColumbia University Press2005Description
He examines the occurrence and recurrence of basic forms not as stylistic evolutions but as meaningful expressions of meta-material content and develops an architectural iconography of symbolic, historical, and aesthetic elements. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) NA350 .B3313 2005 AVAILABLE
The New Palaces Of Medieval Venice
Rievaulx Abbey : Community, Architecture, Memory

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Peter Fergusson and Stuart Harrison ; with contributions from Glyn CoppackPublication Details
BookYale University Press1999Description
This 800-year history is both an architectural study of Rievaulx and a survey of the surrounding 92-acre walled precinct. Tracing the history of the church and claustral buildings from foundation to the present, the text deals not just with the abbey but with broader social, economic and institutional issues of the lives of its past communities. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA5471.R54 F47 1999 AVAILABLE
Dominion Of The Eye : Urbanism, Art, And Power In Early Modern Florence

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Marvin TrachtenbergPublication Details
BookCambridge University Press1997Description
Trachtenberg’s book exmines the urban transformation of Florence in the fourteenth century. Articulating the design principles that served as the foundation for these urban renewal projects, Trachtenberg’s book fundamentally revises our understanding of urban planning in the early modern period, countering the received claim that rational planning begins only in the Renaissance. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA9070 .T73 1997 AVAILABLE
Early Medieval Architecture

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Roger StalleyPublication Details
BookOxford University Press1999Description
The early middle ages were an exciting period in the history of European architecture, culminating in the development of the Romanesque style. Written with style and humour, the lively text includes many quotations from ancient sources, providing a fascinating insight into the way that medieval buildings were created, and in the process enlivening study of this period. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) NA350 .S78 1999 AVAILABLE
Medieval Architecture In Western Europe : From A.D. 300 To 1500

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Robert G. CalkinsPublication Details
BookOxford University Press1998Description
For the first time, instructors of Medieval Architecture have a selective survey that obviates the need to piece together teaching material from several sources. After identifying the structural sources of Gothic architecture, the author presents the evolving regional Gothic styles, Late Gothic elaborations and innovations, and representative types of secular architecture. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) NA5453 .C35 1998 AVAILABLE
Ancient Ireland : From Prehistory To The Middle Ages

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Jacqueline O’Brien and Peter HarbisonPublication Details
BookOxford University Press1996Description
From prehistoric stone circles to medieval high crosses, from seaside stone castles to Elizabethan tower houses, the monuments of Ireland fascinate scholars and travelers alike. Harbison also provides a narrative overview of Ireland’s history, placing the architectural monuments in the context of Roman influence, Celtic migration, Brian Boru’s battles, Norse and Norman invasions, Gaelic revival, and Cromwell’s conquests. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) DA920 .O25 1996 AVAILABLE
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