Canterbury Cathedral Priory in the Age of the Becket
- Editore:
Yale University Press
- Collana:
- Studies In British Art
- EAN:
9780300175691
- ISBN:
0300175698
- Pagine:
- 288
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione Canterbury Cathedral Priory in the Age of the Becket
This fascinating book recounts the extensive building program that took place at Canterbury Cathedral Priory, England, from 1153 to 1167, during the time when Thomas Becket served as Royal Chancellor and then as archbishop of Canterbury. Masterminded by Prior Wibert, the renewal included the physical expansion of the cathedral's precinct, the construction of new buildings, and the installation of a pioneering pressurized water system. This ambitious undertaking utilized a Late Romanesque style, lavish materials, and sculpture, and drew on the optimism and creative energy of the young Angevin rulers of England, Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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