The Romanesque : towns, cathedrals and monasteries
1998, First Edition. Köln ; London : Taschen. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #477028
ISBN: 3822872016
Series; Taschen's world architecture. Physical description; 237 pages : colour illustrations, colour plans ; 31 cm. Notes; Translation of: El románico : ciudades, catedrales y monasterios. Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and indexes. Contents; Introduction : art and history – The emergence of new forms : the creation of the Romanesque – The diffusion of Romanesque : architecture in the West—churches and pilgrimages – Town and country : civic and military architecture – The great flowering of Romanesque : new churches in France – Cathedrals and monasteries : a tide of new building in Southern Europe – A varied display : the northern Romanesque – Outlook : from Romanesque to Gothic. Subjects; Architecture, Romanesque – Europe. Church architecture – Europe – History. Christian art and symbolism – Medieval, 500-1500. Cities and towns, Medieval – Europe.
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