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In Search of the Unknown in Medieval Architecture
John James
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Hardcover. John James is an Australian architect and medieval historian. Since 1969, he has been searching for the origins of the Gothic style, beginning with a five-year study of Chartres cathedral. At that time there were no coherent techniques for analysing the detailed construction history of existing stone structures. This he created. Num Pages: 686 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AM; HBLC1; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 176 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1846.
John James is an Australian architect and medieval historian. Since 1969, he has been searching for the origins of the Gothic style, beginning with a five-year study of Chartres cathedral. At that time there were no coherent techniques for analysing the detailed construction history of existing stone structures. This he created. He expanded his research to include all the early Gothic churches in the Paris region with a three-year survey of over 3500 buildings. His most important discovery has been that all churches of this period were constructed in many short campaigns by mobile building teams, and that major innovation ... Read more
John James is an Australian architect and medieval historian. Since 1969, he has been searching for the origins of the Gothic style, beginning with a five-year study of Chartres cathedral. At that time there were no coherent techniques for analysing the detailed construction history of existing stone structures. This he created. He expanded his research to include all the early Gothic churches in the Paris region with a three-year survey of over 3500 buildings. His most important discovery has been that all churches of this period were constructed in many short campaigns by mobile building teams, and that major innovation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pindar Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
686
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904597360
SKU
V9781904597360
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