Westminster Part Ii: The Art, Architecture and Archaeology of the - Royal Palac

Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century it was a major royal centre. This series of twenty-eight papers covers new research on the topography, buildings, art-history, architecture and archaeology of Westminster's two great establishments - Abbey and Palace

List of contents

List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- An Introduction to the Topography of the Medieval Palace of Westminster/john crook -- Romanesque Westminster Hall and its Roof/roland b. harris and daniel miles with an appendix by thomas hill -- The Great Hall at Caen and its Affi nities with Westminster/edward impey -- Henry III's Palace at Westminster/virginia jansen -- St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster/john goodall -- Late-14th-Century Reconstruction of Westminster Hall/julian munby -- Parliaments, MPs and the Buildings of Westminster in the Middle Ages/david harrison -- A Monument to St Edward the Confessor: Henry III's Great Chamber at Westminster and its Paintings/christopher wilson -- 'The New Tower at the End of the King's Garden': The Jewel Tower and the Royal Treasure/jeremy ashbee with an appendix by paul everson -- The Topography of the Old Palace of We stminster, 1510-1834/mark collins -- The New Palace of Westminster/steven brindle.

Summary

Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century it was a major royal centre. This series of twenty-eight papers covers new research on the topography, buildings, art-history, architecture and archaeology of Westminster’s two great establishments — Abbey and Palace

Product details

• Authors: Warwick Tatton-Brown Rodwell
• Assisted by: Warwick Rodwell (Editor), Rodwell Warwick (Editor), Tim Tatton-Brown (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9781910887271
• ISBN: 978-1-910887-27-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; London, Greater London, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, History of Architecture, Archaeology by period / region, Religious buildings, Castles & fortifications, Architecture: religious buildings, Architecture: castles and fortifications