The Creation of Gothic Architecture [2 volume set]
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1632 Pages

29.7 x 21 cm

9000 b/w illus.

Series: Creation of Gothic Architecture

Imprint: West Grinstead Publications

The Creation of Gothic Architecture [2 volume set]

The Evolution of Foliate Capitals, 1170-1250

by John E. James

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First part of 5-part history of the development of Gothic in the churches of the Paris Basin, 1120-1250.

The Creation of Gothic Architecture 2 volume set is a five-part illustrated thesaurus of the Early Gothic churches in the limestone region of northern France known as the Paris Basin. It focuses on the transformation from romanesque to gothic architecture during the years between 1120 and 1250, and when complete it will provide a comprehensive pictorial history of the 1,420 churches of the Paris Basin. Most of these churches, which represent a vital step in the evolution of western European architecture, are barely known outside the region, and have been little recorded. The completed project will: provide a photographic description of all the more significant churches; analyse stylistic changes to foliate capitals and vault-erection techniques; establish a foundation for dating the contruction phases of the churches; and, using this chronology, will identify the time and place for each of the creative ideas, inventions and innovations that produced the gothic style, follow their evolution from place to place, and identify the major creators. Dr JOHN JAMES is a world authority on medieval architecture, author of over sixty books and articles.

John James has studied medieval construction for the past 68 years. He practiced as an architect before following his true love of Gothic. Over the years he has published a dozen books and almost a hundred articles and studies, all on the architecture he loves. At the same time he founded and ran the Crucible Centre in the mountains west of Sydney to fulfil his personal longing for the sacred, and it is utterly appropriate that this last book should amalgamate these two strands of his life, hard as it was for him to complete the last chapter

"In this monumental study, James and several collaborators have brought together a formidable resource. The scale of James' enterprise far surpasses any previous attempts at the systematic collection of this type of data, which is why this study is so very useful.[...]These volumes are a fundamental resource for the study of medieval art in northern France, and every library associated with the teaching of medieval art and architecture should have them." SPECULUM
"No serious art-historical library should be without it. [The publisher] is to be congratulated for taking on this epic venture." THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE.

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9780959600582

October 2002

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Title Details

1632 Pages

2.97 x 2.1 cm

9000 b/w illus.

Series: Creation of Gothic Architecture

Imprint: West Grinstead Publications