Robert Willis

The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathedral

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Produktbeschreibung

Reverend Robert Willis' work of 1845 describes the remarkable beauty, importance and rich variety of architectural styles of Canterbury Cathedral.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9781108023085
• ISBN-10: 1108023088
• Artikelnr.: 32314294

Autorenporträt

Born in Bagdad, Florida, in 1927, Robert Willis served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. The conflict fired his desire for learning, and after the war ended, he attended Florida Southern College, the University of Texas, and capping it off with a PhD from Florida State University. Careers in higher education and, later, real estate followed. Willis has pursued writing with earnest passion since the 1960s. A fan of serious fiction, sometimes with comic overtones, he admires writers like Twain, Hemingway, even the classical bards like Shakespeare and Homer. The list goes on....

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction; 1. The architectural history of Canterbury
Cathedral, from the earliest period to the year 1130, translated from the
works of Edmer the singer, and others; 2. On the plan and arrangement of
the Saxon Cathedral; 3. Gervase his History of the Burning and Repair of
the Church of Canterbury; 4. On the church of Lanfranc; 5. The works of
Ernulf and the two Williams; 6. The history of the choir from the twelfth
century; 7. History of the nave, tower, and western transepts from the end
of the twelfth century; 8. The monuments. List of the archbishops.
Explanation of the plan and section. List of dated examples of
architectural works. List of the principal works and editions referred to.
Additional notes and corrections.