Romanesque : architecture, sculpture, painting. / txt
edited by Rolf Toman ; photos by Achim Bednorz ; translation, Fiona Hulse and Ian Macmillan.
- Special ed.
- 480 p. ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 32 cm. book
Include index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 470-475) and indexes.
Contents: Rolf Toman Introduction 7 -- Ehrenfried Kluckert Romanesque Building Styles 20 -- Wolfgang Kaiser Romanesque architecture in Germany 32 -- Alick McLean Romanesque architecture in Italy 74 -- The monastery as Heavenly Jerusalem 118 -- Bernhard and Ulrike Laule Romanesque architecture in France 120 -- Bruno Klein Romanesque architecture in Spain and Portugal 178 -- Heinfried Wishermann Romanesque architecture in Great Britain 216 -- The Romanesque period in Scandinavia 252 -- The Romanesque period in Central Europe 254 -- Uwe Geese Romanesque sculpture 256 -- Barbara Deimling Medieval church portals and their importance in the history of law 324-27 -- Ehrenfried Kluckert Arts and crafts techniques 376 -- Romanesque painting 382 -- Maps 462 -- Glossary 466 -- Acknowledgements 469 -- Bibliography 470 -- Index of artists’ names 476 -- Index of place names 477 --
The Romanesque period was during the high Middle Ages, and is so called because of its use of that typical classical Roman architectural device - the arch. The text looks mainly at architecture, starting off with a section on building styles, and then each chapter takes you off round Europe and Scandinavia to see the results. Stunning photographs on almost every page, most of which have been commissioned exclusively for this volume, and the sculpture offers a remarkable insight into the lives, hopes and fears of the times --
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Art, Romanesque. Christian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500. Sculpture, Romanesque. Architecture, Romanesque Painting, Romanesque.