Romanesque Architecture
The First Style of the European Age
Published on 1. June 2014
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-300-20354-7 (ISBN)
Description
In a new addition to the Pelican History of Art series, leading architectural historian Eric Fernie presents a fascinating survey of Romanesque architecture and the political systems that gave rise to the style. It is known for its thick walls, round arches, piers, groin vaults, large towers, and decorative arcading, as well as the measured articulation of volumes and surfaces. Romanesque architecture was the first distinctive style to dominate western and central Europe. The book explores the gestation of the style in the ninth and tenth centuries and its survival up to the fourteenth century. Notable structures include Speyer Cathedral, Sant'Ambrogio in Milan, the abbeys of Cluny, and Vezelay, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and Durham Cathedral, as well as the castles of Loches and Dover. A superb teaching tool, close to 400 illustrations pack this seminal text describing the design, function, and iconography of key church, monastic and secular buildings of a formative era.
Reviews / Votes
"In this publication Fernie adopted an innovative methodological approach reflected in the layout of the chapters"- Tomasz We?clawowicz, Technical Transactions 'It's a publication that will be welcomed by scholars, setting out a new overview of the subject and offering thought-provoking insights into both its emergence and development. . .The sheer breadth of this analysis is deeply impressive, carrying the reader from the familiar heartlands of the Romanesque in France, England and Germany to Eastern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula.' -John Goodall, Country Life -- John Goodall * Country Life * 'As an exemplar of the Roman tradition embraced by Charlemagne, Chelmsford is invoked by Professor Eric Fernie, the former director of the Courtauld, in his splendid new volume Romanesque Architecture, an addition to the Pelican History of Art published by Yale.'-Christopher Howse, The Daily Telegraph -- Christopher Howse * The Daily Telegraph * 'While this book will be much used as a textbook, it is a great deal more than that and demands to be read as a whole. It is a thoughtful and provocative study of Romanesque architecture, and the old adage - always leave your audience wanting more - certainly applies.'-Alan Borg, Burlington Magazine. -- Alan Borg * Burlington Magazine * 'What a book this is, this new volume in the Pelican History of Art. Utterly logical in the arrangement of its arguments, packed with maps and photographs, this is the vade mecum for every traveller... An almost perfect tool of instruction.'-Brian Sewell, Evening Standard. -- Brian Sewell * Evening Standard *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
100 color + 280 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 241 mm
Weight
1950 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-20354-7 (9780300203547)
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Person
Eric Fernie was director of the Courtauld Institute of Art between 1995 and 2003 and president of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 2004 until 2007.