Medieval Art and Architecture in the Diocese of St Andrews - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Art and Architecture in the Diocese of St Andrews write by John Higgitt. This book was released on 1994. Medieval Art and Architecture in the Diocese of St Andrews available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The wealth of St. Andrew's diocese, the richest in medieval Scotland, was reflected in its ecclesiastical art and architecture. Religious changes in the sixteenth century led to the ruin of the cathedral and monastic houses and to the stripping of churches. Much important, although often fragmentary, architecture still remains; and there are significant if tantalising survivals of the furnishings. This volume consists of papers on the history of the medieval diocese, on the cult of St Andrew, on the eleventh to thirteenth century churches of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Arbroath as well as on facades and piers and distinctively Scottish architecture of the later Middle Ages. Other papers deal with Romanesque sculpture, sixteenth-century woodwork, the metalwork of the university maces of St Andrews and an altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes and there are surveys of the surviving stained glass and floor tiles of the diocese.
Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray
Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray write by Jane Geddes. This book was released on 2016-04-14. Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Exploring the medieval heritage of Aberdeenshire and Moray, the essays in this volume contain insights and recent work presented at the British Archaeological Association Conference of 2014, based at Aberdeen University. The opening, historical chapters establish the political, economic and administrative context of the region, looking at both the secular and religious worlds and include an examination of Elgin Cathedral and the bishops’ palaces. The discoveries at the excavations of the kirk of St Nicholas, which have revealed the early origins of religious life in Aberdeen city, are summarized and subsequent papers consider the role of patronage. Patronage is explored in terms of architecture, the dramas of the Reformation and its aftermath highlighted through essentially humble parish churches, assailed by turbulent events and personalities. The collegiate church at Cullen, particularly its tomb sculpture, provides an unusually detailed view of the spiritual and dynastic needs of its patrons. The decoration of spectacular ceilings, both carved and painted, at St Machar’s Cathedral, Provost Skene’s House and Crathes Castle, are surveyed through the eyes of their patrons and the viewers below. Saints and religious devotion feature in the last four chapters, focusing on the carved wooden panels from Fetteresso, which display both piety and a rare glimpse of Scottish medieval carnal humour, the illuminated manuscripts from Arbuthnott, the Aberdeen Breviary and Historia Gentis Scotorum. The medieval artistic culture of north-east Scotland is both battered by time and relatively little known. With discerning interpretation, this volume shows that much high-quality material still survives, while the lavish illustrations restore some glamour to this lost medieval world.
Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury
Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury write by Alixe Bovey. This book was released on 2017-07-05. Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "From the time of the foundation of its cathedral in 597, Canterbury has been the epicentre of Britain's ecclesiastical history, and an exceptionally important centre for architectural and visual innovation. Focusing especially but not exclusively on Christ Church cathedral, this legacy is explored in seventeen essays concerned with Canterbury's art, architecture and archaeology between the early Anglo-Saxon period and the close of the middle ages. Papers consider the relationship between between architectural setting and liturgical practice, and between stationary and movable fittings, while fresh insights are offered into the aesthetic, spiritual, and pragmatic considerations that shaped the fabric of Christ Church and St Augustine's abbey, alongside critical reflections on Canterbury's historiography and relationship to the wider world. Taken together, these studies demonstrate the richness of the surviving material, and its enduring ability to raise new questions.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture write by Colum Hourihane. This book was released on 2012. The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in the celebrated 'Grove Dictionary of Art' and adding hundreds of new entries, it offers students, researchers and the general public a reliable, up-to-date, and convenient resource covering this field of major importance in the development of Western history and international art and architecture.
Medieval Art and Architecture in the Diocese of Glasgow
Medieval Art and Architecture in the Diocese of Glasgow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Art and Architecture in the Diocese of Glasgow write by Richard Fawcett. This book was released on 1998. Medieval Art and Architecture in the Diocese of Glasgow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1997 a conference on medieval art and architecture of the city of Glasgow and its environs, was held in the city itself. Many of the lectures, including some of the fourteen published here, were concerned with the archaeology and architecture of Glasgow Cathedral. The remaining papers focused on architectural sculpture and libraries and the wider artistic picture. Rather expensive for a paperback, but includes much specialist information.
