The Cathedrals of England: -World of Art Series- (E) - Softcover

Alec Clifton-Taylor

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9780500200629: The Cathedrals of England: -World of Art Series- (E)

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ISBN 10: 0500200629 ISBN 13: 9780500200629

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1967

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This exhilarating study focuses on some of the most exciting and groundbreaking manifestations of English architectural genius. With great verve and learning, Alec Clifton-Taylor leads us through nine centuries of English cathedral architecture and decoration, from their Norman beginnings through the flowering of Gothic to the concrete and metal structures of the twentieth century.

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'Informed and enthusiastic' - The Architectural Review '[Alec Clifton-Taylor's] characteristically personal approach, with its strongly held and strongly expressed opinions, blows a lot of cobwebs off a subject that might seem to have been over-explored already' - Times Literary Supplement

Synopsis:

More than two hundred photographs and text trace the development of cathedral design from its Norman beginnings through the flowering of Gothic to the new Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool.

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