Title & Author:

New approaches to medieval architecture / edited by Rob Bork, William W. Clark, [and] Abby McGehee.

Publication:

Description:

xiii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

AVISTA studies in the history of medieval technology, science and art ; v. 8

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New approaches to Medieval architecture / Robert Bork And Abby McGehee -- The longue durée and the life of buildings / Nicola Camerlenghi -- Some notes on the functional approach in the study of Byzantine Architecture: the case of Constantinople / Vasileios Marinis -- Saint-Quentin, Chartres, and the narrative of French Gothic / Ellen Shortell -- Back to Beauvais (2009) / Stephen Murray -- Money, stone, liturgy, and planning at The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis / William W. Clark and Thomas G. Waldman -- An essay on Villard De Honnecourt, Cambrai Cathedral, and Saint Elisabeth of Hungary / Carl F. Barnes, Jr. -- Gothic architecture and the civilizing process: the great hall in thirteenth-century England / Matthew M. Reeve -- Standardization and innovation in design: limestone architectural sculpture in twelfth-century France / Janet E. Snyder -- The enigma of arcade design in Benedictine and Cistercian churches: how regular did pier spacing have to be? / Nigel Hiscock -- Art, architecture, and science: considerations on the plan of The Chevet of Saint-Denis / Stefaan Van Liefferinge -- Villard's Laon tower drawings and the visual transmission of architectural ideas / Robert Bork -- Ground-penetrating radar At Valmagne, France / Vivian Paul [and others] -- Vaulting issues at Saint-Etienne, Auxerre / Lisa Reilly with Chad Keller and Edward Triplett -- Rethinking medieval structure / Andrew J. Tallon -- 'Ci poes vos veir': technologies of representation from drawing to digital / Michael T. Davis.
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Dust jacket.

Summary:

"This collection of essays presents the exciting and innovative work being done in the field of medieval architectural history by scholars affiliated with AVISTA, one of the most active sponsors of such research in the Anglo-American scholarly community. These studies constitute a snapshot of the range of new interpretive strategies being deployed by researchers in the reassessment of previous scholarship and identification of new modes of inquiry. In recent years, the study of medieval architecture has been transformed by the emergence of new critical perspectives and new technologies. The contributors to this book are among those at the forefront of these developments. Several of the essays present dramatic reinterpretations of canonical monuments including the Abbey of Saint-Denis, Beauvais Cathedral and Notre-Dame in Paris. Others consider broader methodological issues such as the applications of geometry, workshop practice, and the shaping of historical narratives. Still others demonstrate how high-tech scanning and visualization methods can enhance our understanding of construction methods and the behavior of buildings. The publication of this collection of pioneering essays should foster further exploration by clarifying the state of research, by establishing specific historical arguments, and by providing models of inquiry to inspire emerging scholars". --Dust Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents only

ISBN:

9781409422280 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1409422283 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture, Medieval.
Architecture Historiography.
Architecture médiévale.
Architecture Historiographie.
Architecture and Planning.
Architektur
Kirchenbau
Mittelalter
Arkitektur Medeltiden.

Added entries:

Bork, Robert Odell, 1967-
Clark, William W., 1940-
McGehee, Abby.
AVISTA studies in the history of medieval technology, science and art ; v. 8.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274527
Call No.: BIB 208315
Status: Available