Scottish medieval churches : an introduction to the ecclesiastical architecture of the 12th to 16th centuries in the care of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Fawcett, Richard, 1946-1985
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A major difficulty for those who wish to understand and enjoy Scottish medieval churches is the ecclesiological groundwork was not carried out in the nineteenth century in the way that was done for England and other parts of Europe. In an effort to interpret what they see when visiting Scottish churches, many people attempt to apply techniques of analysis they have learned from English publications but that way madness lies. Even in the twelfth and eleventh centuries, when architectural relationships between Lowland Scotland and England were close, Scotland followed its own course in many respects, while in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries Scottish architecture followed an almost completely different course from that of England. The present ground-breaking work makes good this deficit and analyses the planning and detailing of Scottish churches from 1120 to 1560 with hundreds of illustrated examples that can be firmly dated.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : H.M.S.O., 1985.
Collation:
64 pages : illustrations (some colour), 1 map, plans, portraits ; 25 cm.
Notes:
At foot of title page: Historic Buildings and Monuments Directorate, Scottish Development Department.Illustration on inside covers.Bibliography, page 64. - Includes index.
ISBN:
011492385X9780114923853
Dewey class:
726.509411726.50941726.5728.4726.509720.941285.241726
LC class:
NA5474
Local class:
726.50941726.509411726726.5SH1/R728.4
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
ScotlandChurchesArchitectural design1000-1500churchesMiddle AgesSt.Mary's ChurchDunglass Collegiate ChurchSeton Collegiate ChurchSCOTTISH ARCHITECTURE
BRN:
183928