architecture, medieval

Examines a variety of medieval structures and describes the various methods that were used to create them.

An illustrated guide to Ireland's historical places.

Describes the planning and construction of a typical castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales.

Describes how and why the great cathedrals were built during the Middle Ages.

Examines the art and architecture of the Middle Ages, discussing the Romanesque and gothic movements, Moorish and Islamic influences, churches, tombs and monuments, manuscript illumination, castles, and other topics.

Offers a magnificently illustrated tour of the great artistic riches of Medieval Europe.

Illustrations and text provide a detailed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, focusing on the development of numerous regional centers of art in Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, Iraq, and Yemen as well as the western and northeastern provinces of Iran.

Discusses the materials and methods used in building the great English cathedrals, the craftsmen who built them, and the styles in which they were built.

Describes the cathedrals of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, detailing their construction.