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The Creation of Gothic Architecture, vols I and II: The Evolution of Foliate Capitals, 1170-1250 by John E. James (Hardcover, 2002)

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MAGNIFICENT VOLUMES EXTREMELY HEAVY AS ALL ILLUSTRATED PAGES ON QUALITY ART PAPER; VOL 1 AND VOL 2 BOTH HAVE 1600 PAGES PER VOLUME. original costing of these volumes was over £650 these are new mint unused or read editions so a one off chance to obtain at this price, double this price on other sites

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The Creation of Gothic Architecture is a five-part illustrated thesaurus of the Early Gothic churches in the limestone region of northern France known as the Paris Basin. It focuses on the transformation from romanesque to gothic architecture during the years between 1120 and 1250, and when complete it will provide a comprehensive pictorial history of the 1,420 churches of the Paris Basin. Most of these churches, which represent a vital step in the evolution of western European architecture, are barely known outside the region, and have been little recorded. The completed project will: provide a photographic description of all the more significant churches; analyse stylistic changes to foliate capitals and vault-erection techniques; establish a foundation for dating the contruction phases of the churches; and, using this chronology, will identify the time and place for each of the creative ideas, inventions and innovations that produced the gothic style, follow their evolution from place to place, and identify the major creators. Dr JOHN JAMES is a world authority on medieval architecture, author of over sixty books and articles.