English Medieval Church Towers (eBook)

The Northern Province

W.E. David Ryan (Autor)

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2018
344 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer (Verlag)
978-1-78744-316-7 (ISBN)

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A beautifully illustrated guide to the medieval church towers of the Northern Province of England.Church towers are a prominent feature of the English landscape and stand as a testament to the skill and ingenuity of medieval masons. The Northern Province, namely the ecclesiastical province of York, contains a rich and varied array of these remarkable constructions. This vast area of England, comprising of the twelve dioceses of Blackburn, Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Southwell & Nottingham and York, contains no less than 500 medieval examples. Every medieval church tower within the Northern Province is beautifully illustrated here by a watercolour painting and is accompanied by detailed information relating to its locationand date and an architectural description. Provided with an index and a glossary of terms, this book can be used both as a visitor's guide and as a reference work for the study of medieval church architecture. Includes 500 colourillustrations. DAVID RYAN is a retired architect and a former member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2018
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Bildbände ► Europa
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 1-78744-316-7 / 1787443167
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78744-316-7 / 9781787443167