The architecture of the Scottish medieval church, 1100-1560
By: Richard Fawcett
Publisher: Yale University Press; Paul Mellon Centre
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Haven [Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780300170498
Description: "The first in-depth survey of Scotland's medieval church architecture covers buildings constructed between the early 12th century and the Reformation in 1560. From majestic cathedrals and abbeys to modest parish churches and chapels, Richard Fawcett places the architecture in context by considering the varied sources of ideas that underlay church designs. Over the centuries, Scottish patrons and their masons moved away from a close relationship with England to create a unique late medieval architectural synthesis that took ideas from a wide range of sources. The book concludes with an account of the impact of the Reformation on church construction and design." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Church architecture before 1100; title: The architectural response to the revival of the church : Scottish Romanesque, 1100-1160; title: The transition towards Gothic, 1160-1220; title: Gothic maturity, 1220-1270; title: Building on established forms and new possibilities, 1270-1300; title: A recession in building activity, 1300-1370; title: The search for new ideas, 1370-1430; title: Creating a Scottish synthesis, 1430-1500; title: The last years of the Middle Ages, 1500-1560; title: Conclusion. The impact of the Reformation.