Red boards, titles in silver to spine, 218pp, illustrated dust jacket, b&w photographs throughout, head and tail of spine slightly bumped, small bump to fore edge, slight creasing to top of dust jacket, otherwise a very good ++ copy.

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Title: Design and Construction in Romanesque Architecture: First Romanesque Architecture and the Pointed Arch in Burgundy and Northern Italy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521830338
ISBN 13: 9780521830331
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Dimensions: 1.91 centimeters width by 17.78 centimeters height by 24.77 centimeters depth
Weight: 580 grams

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Edson Armi offers an original interpretation of Romanesque architecture by focusing on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France, and Catalonia, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around 1000 AD. He integrates the study of medieval structure with a knowledge of construction, decoration and articulation to determine the origins of medieval architecture and the High Romanesque style. Armi's in depth study reveals new knowledge about design decisions in the early Middle Ages.

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In this study, Edson Armi offers a fresh interpretation of Romanesque architecture. Armi focuses on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France, and Catalonia, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around 1000 AD. He integrates the study of medieval structure with an understanding of construction, decoration and articulation in an effort to determine the origins and originality of medieval architecture and the formation of the High Romanesque style. Relying on a close analysis of the fabric of key buildings, Armi's in depth study reveals new knowledge about design decisions in the early Middle Ages.

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