The origins of medieval architecture: building in Europe, A.D 600-900
This book is the first devoted to important innovations in architecture that took place western Europe between death of emperor Justinian 565 A.D. and tenth century. During this period transition from Late Antiquity Middle Ages, Early Christian basilica was transformed both form function. Charles McClendon draws on rich documentary evidence archaeological data show buildings these three centuries, studied isolation but rarely together, set substantial precedents for future medieval architecture. He looks at so-called Dark Ages - monuments reflected a new assimilation seemingly antithetical barbarian classical attitudes toward its decoration grand innovative Carolingian Empire. The great Romanesque Gothic churches subsequent centuries owe far more architectural achievements than has been generally recognized, author argues.
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