architecture, medieval

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.

Examines the creation of castles as forts from which Christian Crusaders fought to keep control of the Holy Land during the Middle Ages.

In 1206, a young boy with a talent for drawing is apprenticed to the architect in charge of building the cathedral in the northern French city of Rheims.

Provides a historical overview of the art and architecture of medieval Europe, describing the development of different types of art and architectural movements, and discussing the castles, churches, stone sculptures, painting, mosaics, and other related topics.

Surveys the development and decline of medieval fortification. Includes photographs, line drawings, and plans.