Architecture: palaces Books
Edition Axel Menges Castles of the Weser Renaissance
Book SynopsisText in English & German. In the area along the Weser, there was a great deal of building activity between the Reformation and the Thirty Years War which was helped along by economic prosperity. Little affected later by war or modernisation, high quality Renaissance castles, aristocratic estates, town halls and civic architecture have survived here in exceptional density. This facet of Central European Renaissance architecture started to be appreciated in the early 20th century. This led to the concept of the Weser Renaissance, oriented above all towards formal and regional history, and still popular today, like a kind of brand. The present volume offers a representative selection of the region's castles and palaces for the first time, dealing with both princely residences and seats of the nobility. Architecture and court culture are placed in a European context that goes beyond older approaches based on the stylistic history and shows that forms demonstrating princely prestige have qualities in common well outside the region. Michael Bischoff's introductory text provides an overview of Renaissance architecture in the Weser area. Uwe Albrecht and Julian Jachmann explain the terminology and function of princely architecture. Heiner Borggrefe analyses early Renaissance architectural ornamentation, G Ulrich Großmann covers the topic after the mid-16th century. Thomas Fusenig writes on the arts and sciences at the courts. Rolf Schönlau discusses aspects of building materials in terms of economic history. Hillert Ibbeken deals with the sandstone that is most frequently used from a geological point of view. The descriptive catalogue is by Katja Schoene and Michael Bischoff.
£29.66
Kapon Editions The Late Byzantine Palace of Mistras and its
Book SynopsisThis book tells the fascinating history of the Byzantine Palace of Mistras, erected in the mid-13th century and later expanded to become the seat of the Byzantine governors. From the mid-14th century it was the seat of the Despots of Mistras, and the administrative centre around which commerce and culture flourished during the final phase of the Byzantine Empire. The palace reached its final form with the extensions made at the beginning of the 15th century; it was abandoned in the 18th century and decayed into a three-storey ruin until our times. These ruins, which are described in detail, were investigated, and documented in an extensive photographic archive, leading to a plan for the Palace's restoration according to its original form. The organisation of the restoration work, the techniques employed and the structural details of the building are discussed here in great detail, revealing the Palace in its restored form. English language edition. More than 900 illustrations, many in colour.
£53.55
Museum Tusculanum Press A Stage for the King: The Travels of Christian IV
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£36.54
Museum Tusculanum Press Palace of Christian VII - 2-Volume Set:
Book Synopsis2 books in slipcase. A history and description of The Palace of Christian VII at the royal castle, Amalienborg, in Copenhagen.
£137.59
Museum Tusculanum Press Palais de Christian VII Amalienborg, 2-Volume
Book SynopsisText in French. Two volumes in a boxed set. A history and description of The Palace of Christian VII at the royal castle, Amalienborg, in Copenhagen.
£137.59
Snoeck Publishers Versailles & the World
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£41.60
Snoeck Publishers The Palace and Gardens of the Cinquantenaire
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£40.80
