This is an English-language study on the architecture and art of medieval France of the Romanesque and Gothic periods between 1000-1500. In addition to essays on individual monuments there are general discussions of given periods and specific problems such as: why did Gothic com…
This is an English-language study on the architecture and art of medieval France of the Romanesque and Gothic periods between 1000-1500. In addition to essays on individual monuments there are general discussions of given periods and specific problems such as: why did Gothic com…
A detailed study of the towers constructed by lords at their residences across England during the late tenth and eleventh centuries. Although these towers contained chapels, their role in the exercise of secular power mean that that they provide a unique opportunity to study sta…
Crusader castles of the Teutonic Knights
by Dennis, Peter, Turnbull, Stephen R.
fromFortress
Crusader castles of the Teutonic Knights
by Dennis, Peter, Turnbull, Stephen R.
fromFortress
Crusader castles of the Teutonic Knights
by Dennis, Peter, Turnbull, Stephen R.
fromFortress
"This book represents the first methodical attempt to assemble information that is either dispersed in a variety of readily available treatises and articles on medieval churches in Greece, or is derived from the direct study of hitherto unknown publications. An endeavor is also …
In 1406 a young Venetian nobleman, Marin Contarini, married into another ancient patrician clan. His wife's family owned an old palace on the Grand Canal. Contarini demolished the old palace and, in 1421, began to build the Ca d'Oro, his 'House of Gold'. This book tells the hist…
