Flint Architecture of East Anglia
Flint Architecture of East Anglia
was published as a paperback original in May 2000
160 pages 246 x 189 mm 128 colour and 48 black and white illustrations
Building Design: ‘This important and comprehensive book...is a richly rewarding [one] to read and study. To those unfamiliar with flint architecture, the discovery of the subtlety and sophistication of the techniques and designs of the flint tradition will be a revelation...The depth of the author’s study, research and knowledge of flint is very impressive and the book is destined to become a standard work on the subject.’
James Stevens Curl in Perspective, 2008: '[his] splendid and very useful Flint Architecture of East Anglia (handsomely published...by Giles de la Mare Publishers).'
East Anglia has a unique and very substantial heritage of flint-built churches and secular buildings over a wide area that range from Saxon times to the 20th century, many of them of exceptional beauty, and most in a good state of preservation. Stephen Hart considers that these buildings, in which a large number of different flintwork techniques and designs are used that are partly functional, partly dependent upon local materials and partly aesthetic in inspiration, constitute an important part of our heritage. It has only been scantily treated in previous works. His book is the first comprehensive one to be written on English flint architecture and is likely to become the definitive work on the subject.
<> He shows that, although some of these techniques and designs are also to be found in other chalkland regions of England, including Hampshire, Sussex (e.g. Goodwood House), Kent, Wiltshire and Dorset, the greatest variety is in East Anglia. He has devised a classification system based on analysis of the materials and workmanship in flintwork which distinguishes between different types of flint, including flint combined with brick and stone.
<> The numerous colour plates and black and white photographs convey the fascinating multiplicity of styles to be found, some of them reminiscent of the work of contemporary artists like Richard Long, and the virtuoso skills of the craftsmen who created them. There is a deeper consciousness and wider appreciation of vernacular architecture today in Britain than there has ever been, and the book could well inspire people to explore new possibilities in the use of flint architecture. Apart from its general appeal, it is a book that will strike a particular chord among architects, designers, craftsmen, local historians, artists and regional councils responsible for planning and conservation.
Stephen Hart was for many years a practising architect in eastern England, and he has built up his remarkable and very detailed knowledge of architecture in flint, and the many other materials that are combined with it, over a long period. His penetrating descriptions and analysis are the product of a lifetime’s experience with buildings and observation of them.
Foreword by the Duke of Grafton, KG
Origins and Nature of Flint
Constructional Features of Flint Walls
Flint Building Through The Ages
Local Flintwork Character
The Varieties of Flintwork
Flint With Brick
Flint With Stone
Triple Composite Flintwork
Multiple Composite Flintwork
Walls of Varied Flintwork
Index of Place-Names
"Kama ""Flint Architecture of East Anglia"" (Kijapani: Flint Architecture of East Anglia) ni kitabu cha Kiingereza cha rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi ya rangi." "Kwa wale ambao hawajui usanifu wa mawe ya mawe, ugunduzi wa ujanja na ubunifu wa mbinu na miundo ya utamaduni wa mawe ya mawe itakuwa ufunuo... kina cha utafiti wa mwandishi, utafiti na maarifa ya mawe ya mawe ni ya kuvutia sana na kitabu hicho kimekusudiwa kuwa kazi ya kawaida juu ya mada hiyo. ""James Curl Stevens katika Perspective, 2008: ""Ujenzi wake wa mawe ya mawe wa mawe wa East Anglia (iliyochapishwa kwa mikono" East Anglia ina urithi wa kipekee na mkubwa wa makanisa yaliyojengwa kwa mawe na majengo ya kidunia katika eneo kubwa ambalo linatoka nyakati za Saxon hadi karne ya 20, mengi yao ya uzuri wa kipekee, na zaidi katika hali nzuri ya uhifadhi. "Hata hivyo, Stephen Hart anaamini kwamba majengo haya, ambayo hutumia idadi kubwa ya mbinu na miundo tofauti ya kutengeneza mawe, ambayo ni sehemu ya kazi, sehemu ya kutegemea vifaa vya ndani na sehemu ya urembo katika msukumo, ni sehemu muhimu ya urithi wetu. """ Imechukuliwa kidogo tu katika kazi za awali. Kitabu chake ni cha kwanza kinachowekwa juu ya usanifu wa Kiingereza wa mawe na inawezekana kuwa kazi ya mwisho juu ya mada hiyo. "Hii ni kwa sababu ya ""mfano"" wa aina hii ya uumbaji wa kipekee, ambayo ni pamoja na maeneo ya Uingereza kama vile Hampshire, Sussex na London." Goodwood House), Kent, Wiltshire na Dorset, aina kubwa ni katika Anglia Mashariki. Alibuni mfumo wa uainishaji kulingana na uchambuzi wa vifaa na kazi katika kazi ya flint ambayo inatofautisha kati ya aina tofauti za flint, ikiwa ni pamoja na flint pamoja na matofali na mawe. "Picha nyingi za rangi na nyeusi na nyeupe zinaonyesha ""mengi ya mitindo"" inayoweza kupatikana, baadhi yao ikikumbusha kazi ya wasanii wa kisasa kama Richard Long, na ustadi wa ufundi wa mafundi waliowaumba." Kuna ufahamu wa kina na uthamini mkubwa wa usanifu wa lugha ya asili leo nchini Uingereza kuliko hapo awali, na kitabu hicho kinaweza kuwachochea watu kuchunguza uwezekano mpya katika matumizi ya usanifu wa mawe. Mbali na kuvutia kwa ujumla, ni kitabu ambacho kitagusa sauti maalum kati ya wasanifu, wabunifu, wasanii, wanahistoria wa eneo hilo, wasanii na halmashauri za mkoa zinazohusika na mipango na uhifadhi. Stephen Hart alikuwa msanifu wa miaka mingi katika mashariki mwa Uingereza, na amejenga maarifa yake ya ajabu na ya kina sana ya usanifu katika flint na vifaa vingine vingi vinavyounganishwa na hiyo kwa kipindi kirefu. Maelezo yake ya kupenya na uchambuzi ni bidhaa ya uzoefu wa maisha na majengo na uchunguzi wao. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika kitabu cha ""The Origin and Nature of Flint"" cha Duke of Grafton, ""Makumbusho ya Flint"" ni mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko wa mchanganyiko."