The Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530 - Softcover

Christopher Wilson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500276811 ISBN 13: 9780500276815

Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1992

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Book by Christopher Wilson

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'The best account of the subject ... a fresh, feisty book' - Country Life 'Superb photographs and crisp line drawings with extensive captions that are often as illuminating as the text itself' - Architectural Review 'A fine, austere, scholarly book, handsomely produced and illustrated ... thoroughly recommended' - The Architects' Journal 'A wealth of new insights ... original and important general account of Gothic architecture ... beautifully designed ...' - Burlington Magazine 'A closely argued work of scholarship which stands out from books like it' - Building Design 'There has long been a need for an adequate synthesis ... It is this that Christopher Wilson has now produced in his well-written and finely illustrated book' - Times Literary Supplement

Reseña del editor:

The Gothic Cathedral focuses on the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, following the creative processes of architects by reconstructing the problems and opportunities which faced them. Christopher Wilson presents the essential facts on such aspects as chronology, structural techniques and stylistic developments and then goes further, seeing the story as a sequence of choices from which new solutions arose, which, in their turn, gave rise to still more challenges. Illustrated with carefully chosen photographs and specially drawn diagrams, this fresh, perceptive and provocative book has already established itself as a definitive introduction to the subject.

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• Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0500276811
• ISBN 13: 9780500276815
• Einband: Paperback
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304