Açıklama
"The secrets of a great cathedral" by H. D. M. Spence-Jones is a historical-architectural study written in the early 20th century. It explains the origins and purposes of major features of medieval cathedrals—especially in the Romanesque tradition—focusing on elements like the triforium, Lady Chapel, crypt, and cloister, with Gloucester Cathedral as a recurring reference point. Drawing on leading scholarship, it aims to give lay visitors clear answers to common questions about how great churches were conceived and built.
The opening of the work states the author’s aim as Dean of Gloucester: to answer frequent visitor questions about what “Romanesque” means and where cathedral features come from, tracing the style back long before the Normans. It contrasts two modern authorities—Rivoira (rooting Romanesque in Italy) and Sir Thomas Jackson (emphasizing Constantinople and the East)—then flags chapters on the triforium’s Eastern origins, the rise of Lady Chapels with Marian devotion, the
Kaynak ve lisans
Bu eser kamu malı ya da açık lisanslı. Lisans koşulları kaynağın kendi sayfasında yazılı.
Nasıl açılır?
Ürünü indirmek ya da uygulama içinde okumak için Shopy 101 uygulamasını kullan. Kitaplığına eklediğin her şey tüm cihazlarında aynı kalır.