{"product_id":"the-cathedral-the-social-and-architectural-dynamics-of-construction-paperback-9780521110372","title":"The Cathedral; The Social and Architectural Dynamics of Construction (Paperback) 9780521110372","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cathedral\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Social and Architectural Dynamics of Construction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn original, pioneering architectural and social study of the medieval cathedral.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlain Erlande-Brandenburg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521110372, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 May 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages, 161 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Nobody, after reading this book, will be able to look at cathedrals in the same way.  Erlande-Brandenburg compellingly draws back an opaque Romantic veil and makes an inaccessible world live for a post-Christian age.' Anthony Symondson, The Architectural Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe popular image of the traditional western city has usually been dominated by the cathedral, whose sheer size seemed to create an isolated physical and spiritual focal point. In this iconoclastic study, the author sets out to reverse some of the romantic myths which have accrued about the medieval cathedral, in particular that the cathedral was a separate entity, self-sufficient, sublime and apart. Here the cathedral is shown to be a dynamic, evolving and unpredictable force in the development of the medieval city. Taking France as the main focus, but including material on England, Germany, Italy, Spain and Bohemia, the author describes the growth of diocesan authority and the consequent experiments in the layout of cathedral plans. Full use is made of recent archaeological research to show how architectural, social, financial and religious considerations combined to form a structure that was above all a practical, functioning concern, a 'city within a city'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: myth or reality\u003cbr\u003e 1. The bishop in the city\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Imperial dream\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Gregorian reform\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gothic construction\u003cbr\u003e 5. Men, finance, and administration\u003cbr\u003e 6. The churches in the cathedral\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Gothic palace\u003cbr\u003e 8. The canonial precinct\u003cbr\u003e 9. The hotel-dieu.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious buildings [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious buildings\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20buildings%20%5BAMN%5D%22\"\u003eAMN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913134727448,"sku":"9780521110372","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521110372i_f7e68bd7-ca15-4f7a-a924-9b1a7445777a.jpg?v=1691371166","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cathedral-the-social-and-architectural-dynamics-of-construction-paperback-9780521110372","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}