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Building the medieval world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sciacca, Christine, 1976-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles : London : J. Paul Getty Museum ; British Library, 2010.
Series:	Medieval imagination.
Subjects:	Architecture, Medieval. Architecture and society > Europe. Architecture, Medieval, in art. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : architecture in medieval life
Mirror of the medieval world. The castle
Church spaces
Medieval cities, towns, and countryside
Documenting historical buildings
Medieval construction methods
Focus : architecture inside and out
Architecture in stories and symbols. Architecture in Scripture
Architecture in medieval literature
Saints and their architectural symbols
The Virgin Mary and the church
Focus : architecture takes center stage
Architecture beyond buildings. Architecture in the margins
Triumphal arches and niches of honor
Framing charts and texts
Structuring compositions
Focus : architecture abstracted.