In this original account of architecture in England between c.1150 and c.1250, Peter Draper explores how the assimilation of new ideas from France led to an English version of Gothic architecture that was quite distinct from Gothic expression elsewhere. The author considers the great cathedrals of England (Canterbury, Wells, Salisbury, Lincoln, Ely, York, Durham, and others) as well as parish churches and secular buildings, to examine the complex interrelations between architecture and its social and political functions. Architecture was an expression of identity, Draper finds, and the unique Gothic that developed in England was one of a number of manifestations of an emerging sense of national identity. The book inquires into such topics as the role of patrons, the relationships between patrons and architects, and the wide variety of factors that contributed to the process of creating a building. With 250 illustrations, including more than 50 in color, this book offers new ways of seeing and thinking about some of England's greatest and best-loved architecture.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300120362
ISBN-13
9780300120363
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52622938
Product Key Features
Author
Peter Draper
Publication Name
Formation of English Gothic : Architecture and Identity, 1150-1250
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1.1in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.9in
Item Weight
57.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Na963.D73 2006
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Winner of the 2009 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, awarded by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain