The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture

The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture
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Publisher : Parkstone International
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781783107940
ISBN-13 : 1783107944
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Book Synopsis The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture by : John Shannon Hendrix

Download or read book The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture written by John Shannon Hendrix and published by Parkstone International. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains and celebrates the richness of Englishchurches and cathedrals, which have a major place inmedieval architecture. The English Gothic style developedsomewhat later than in France, but rapidly developed itsown architectural and ornamental codes. The author, John Shannon Hendrix, classifies English Gothic architecture in four principal stages: the early English Gothic, the decorated, the curvilinear, and the perpendicular Gothic. Several photographs of these architectural testimonies allow us to understand the whole originality of Britain during the Gothic era: in Canterbury, Wells, Lincoln, York, and Salisbury. The English Gothic architecture is a poetic one, speaking both to the senses and spirit. churches and cathedrals, which have a major place in medieval architecture. The English Gothic style developed somewhat later than in France, but rapidly developed its own architectural and ornamental codes. The author, John Shannon Hendrix, classifies English Gothic architecture in four principal stages: the early English Gothic, the decorated, the curvilinear, and the perpendicular Gothic. Several photographs of these architectural testimonies allow us to understand the whole originality of Britain during the Gothic era: in Canterbury, Wells, Lincoln, York, and Salisbury. The English Gothic architecture is a poetic one, speaking both to the senses and spirit.


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