Książka Islamesque Diana Darke

Islamesque

The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments

Autor: Diana Darke
Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
Dostępność: Dostępna u dostawcy
Wysyłamy za 9-15 dni
110.61
Who really built Europe’s finest Romanesque monuments? Clergymen presiding over holy sites are credi...

Informacje o książce

Autor
Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
2024
strony
480
EAN
9781805260974
Enbook ID
45238651
Waga
922
Wymiary
156 x 234

Pełny opis

Who really built Europe’s finest Romanesque monuments? Clergymen presiding over holy sites are credited throughout history, while highly skilled creators remain anonymous. But the buildings speak for themselves.This groundbreaking book explores the evidence embedded in medieval monasteries, churches and castles, from Mont Saint-Michel and the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Durham Cathedral and the Basilica of Santiago de Compostela. Tracing the origins of key design innovations from this pre-Gothic period—acknowledged as the essential foundation of all future European construction styles—Diana Darke sheds startling new light on the masons, carpenters and sculptors behind these masterpieces.At a time when Christendom lacked such expertise, Muslim craftsmen had advanced understanding of geometry and complex ornamentation. They dominated high-end construction in Islamic Spain, Sicily and North Africa, spreading knowledge and techniques across Western Europe. Challenging Euro-centric assumptions, Darke uncovers the profound influence of the Islamic world in ‘Christian’ Europe, and argues that ‘Romanesque’ architecture, a nineteenth-century art historians’ fiction, should be recognised for what it truly is: Islamesque.

Możesz być zainteresowany

94.54
110.51

Harvey's Heart

Andrew Gregory
30.27
87.33
82.95

Byzantine Art

Robin Cormack
112.55

Book of Tea

Yasuhiro Ookawa
95.13
95.03

Difficult Women

Helen Lewis
57.25

All Day Baking

Michael James
117.13
136.80
60.17
52.18
95.03
44.49
68.44
80.03

Wounds

Nathan Ballingrud
58.80
203.79

Persian Art

R Murdoch Smith
67.96

Klienci, którzy kupili tę książkę, kupili również

Weirdo 2

Zadie Smith
68.44
46.73