Medieval Irish Architecture and the Concept of Romanesque - Building Traditions in Eleventh- And Twelfth-Century Europe

This book presents a fresh perspective on eleventh- and twelfth-century Irish architecture, and a critical assessment of the value of describing it, and indeed contemporary European architecture in general, as "Romanesque".

List of contents

1 Europe and Ireland: inventing "Romanesque" 2 Tradition and innovation in the architecture of early medieval Ireland 3 Vaulting ambitions: the eleventh-century transformation of Irish architecture 4 Building the reformed Church in Ireland's short twelfth century 5 Cormac's Chapel and its place in Irish and European architectural history 6 Epilogue

About the author

Tadhg O'Keeffe is Full Professor of Archaeology in University College Dublin (Ireland), where he has taught since 1996. A specialist in medieval archaeology, he has lectured and published extensively on medieval buildings and on urban and rural settlements and landscapes.

Summary

This book presents a fresh perspective on eleventh- and twelfth-century Irish architecture, and a critical assessment of the value of describing it, and indeed contemporary European architecture in general, as “Romanesque”.

Product details

• Authors: Tadhg O’Keeffe, Tadhg Okeeffe
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032578910
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3257891-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, Ireland, c 1000 CE to c 1500, History of Architecture, Archaeology by period / region, Medieval European archaeology, 11th century, c 1000 to c 1099, 12th century, c 1100 to c 1199, Romanesque