"Design and Construction in Romanesque Architecture. first Romanesque architecture..." by C. Edson Armi
"Design and Construction in Romanesque Architecture. First Romanesque architecture and the pointed arch in Burgundy and northern Italy" by C. Edson Armi
Саmbridgе University Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0511166303 | 235 pages | PDF | 8 MB
Саmbridgе University Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0511166303 | 235 pages | PDF | 8 MB
This book reveals the significance and depth of the First Romanesque period in a comprehensive physical, religious, and cultural context.
An original interpretation of Romanesque architecture by focusing on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France, and Catalonia, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around 1000 AD. He integrates the study of medieval structure with a knowledge of construction, decoration and articulation to determine the origins of medieval architecture and the High Romanesque style. Armi's in depth study reveals new knowledge about design decisions in the early Middle Ages.