Medieval Church Architecture

Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture. Almost every village and town in the land has a church that was built during the period, whose history is legible - to those who know how to look - in every arch, capital, roof vault, and detail of window tracery. By learning how to identify the stylistic phases that resulted from shifts in architectural fashion, it is possible to date each part of a church to within a decade or two; this book introduces all the key features of each succeeding style, from Anglo-Saxon and Norman through to the three great gothic styles, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular. It will be indispensable to anyone who enjoys exploring medieval churches, and who wants to understand and appreciate their beauty more deeply.>

List of contents

Introduction / Anglo-Saxon / Norman or Romanesque / The Birth of Gothic: Transitional / Gothic I: Early English / Gothic II: Decorated / Gothic III: Perpendicular / Postscript / Glossary / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Appendix: Chronology of Styles / Index

About the author

Jon Cannon is the author of 'Cathedral: the great English cathedrals and the world that made them' and the presenter of BBC TV's 'How to Build a Cathedral'. His is a lecturer at the University of Bristol, Marlborough College and elsewhere, and has published academic papers and edited volumes.

Product details

• Authors: Jon Cannon, Cannon Jon
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.07.2014
• EAN: 9780747812128
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1212-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 208 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; History, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, ART / History / Medieval, RELIGION / Christianity / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, Christianity, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, History of Architecture, Religious buildings, Church history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Architecture: religious buildings