Design and Construction in Romanesque Architecture: First Romanesque Architecture and the Pointed Arch in Burgundy and Northern Italy

by C Edson Armi

Edson Armi offers an original interpretation of Romanesque architecture by focusing on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France, and Catalonia, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around 1000 AD. He integrates the study of medieval structure with a knowledge of construction, decoration and articulation to determine the origins of medieval architecture and the High Romanesque style. Armi's in depth study reveals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107407265
• ISBN13: 9781107407268
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"