Synopses & Reviews
The first full-length study of the architecture of Norman England in over sixty years, this book looks at castles, halls, cathedrals, abbeys, collegiate churches, monastic buildings, parish churches, and palace chapels. It will deeply influence the way that we look at and analyze this extraordinary body of architecture.
Review
"The great strength of Eric Fernie's approach...is his ability to place English and French architecture of the period in the wider context of the European Romanesque, and to identify the social and political agendas at work in the rebuilding which shortly followed the Conquest...Modern scholarship favours wider networks of influence and is alive to meaning in building, both secular and ecclesiastical; sometimes, it manages to combine these factors with the traditional analysis of structure, sequence of construction, and stylistic origins. It is this combination which makes Professor Fernie's book such stimulating reading...A review of this length cannot possibly do justice to what is both a thought-provoking and comprehensive survey of a major architectural programme. It also contains unexpected gems."--The Times Literary Supplement
Table of Contents
PART I: THE PERIOD 1. The Western European Context from the Fourth Century to the Eleventh
2. England, 1066 to the late Twelfth Century
PART II: THE BUILDINGS
3. Castles, Halls, and Chamber Blocks
4. Cathedrals, Monastic, and Collegiate Churches
5. Monastic Buildings
6. Parish Churches
7. Palace Chapels
PART III: THE ELEMENTS
8. Elements
PART IV: THE PROCESSES
9. Planning and Reconstruction
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Dimensions
Appendix 2. Methods
Glossary
Bibliography
Index