Stairway to Heaven : The Functions of Medieval Upper Spaces
Toby. Huitson
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Havertown : : Oxbow Books, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (602 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Architecture of Medieval Upper Spaces; Part 1: Stairs; Part 2: Upper Spaces; Chapter 2: Devotional Spaces; Holy Spaces; Sacred Sights; Chapter 3: Performing the Liturgy; Lights; Sound; Drama; Chapter 4: Supporting the Liturgy; Organising the Liturgy; Intellectual Life; Chapter 5: Behind the Scenes; Accommodating the Community; The Building Fabric; Hidden Assets; Chapter 6: Beyond the Everyday; Dangerous Men; Experiment and Entertainment. - Chapter 7: Forms and FunctionsConventional Approaches and Problems; Re-thinking Functional Attribution; New Interpretations of Medieval Buildings; Chapter 8: Conclusions; Appendices; Appendix 1: Principal functions associated with medieval ecclesiastical upper space; Appendix 2: A high-level Liturgical year; Appendix 3: Measuring the step angles of spiral stairs; Reference section; Notes to text; Bibliography. - Medieval stairs, galleries and upper chambers in cathedrals, abbeys, and parish churches have been an enduring source of fascination to historians and archaeologists since the eighteenth century, but their practical purposes have long been shrouded in mystery and speculation. From libraries to lights, clocks to dovecotes, from secret games of skittles played over the vaults to the daring exploits of the twelfth-century Flying Monk, Toby Huitson explores the lofty spaces, nooks and crannies of medieval upper spaces though the interrogation of a wide range of documentary, visual and archaeologic
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| ISBN | 9781842176658
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