English abbeys
1971, 1st edition. London : Faber and Faber. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #429742
ISBN: 0571096123
Physical description; 3-299 pages, 32 plates : illustrations, plans 23 cm.
Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The men of the abbeys -- The monastic orders -- Early churches -- The greatest buildings of their era -- The monastic choir -- The monks' house -- The great hall -- The cellarer's range -- The cloister -- The chapter house -- The little cloister -- Abbots' houses -- The great courts -- The rural abbeys of the Cistercians -- Friaries and smaller priories -- The suppression -- Survivals -- The monastic contribution to English architecture -- Exploring an abbey -- The dating of mediaeval buildings.
Subjects; Geschichte 1100-1500. Abbeys England. Architecture, Medieval England. England. Abbeys Architectural features England. monastic buildings architecture. Abbeys. Great Britain Architecture History To 1500, Medieval.
Price: €18.00