Item Number: 109332 Title: Westminster Abbey Chapter House: The History, Art and Architecture of 'a Chapter House Beyond Compare' Author: Rodwell, Warwick ; Richard Mortimer (eds) Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780854312955 Description: London: Society of Antiquaries, 2010. 30cm., hardcover, 302pp., 252 illus., many in color. Contents: 1. The chapter house complex: morphology and construction (Warwick Rodwell, FSA) ; 2. King Henry III and the chapter house of Westminster Abbey (David Carpenter) ; 3. The chapter house of Westminster Abbey: harbinger of a new dispensation in English architecture? (Christopher Wilson, FSA) ; 4. Westminster and other two-storied chapter houses and treasuries (Warwick Rodwell, FSA) ; 5. The fabric of the Westminster chapter house: filling in the gaps from Salisbury (Tim Tatton-Brown) ; 6. The monks of Westminster and their chapter house (Barbara Harvey, FSA) ; 7. The royal wardrobe and the chapter house of Westminster Abbey (Jeremy Ashbee, FSA) ; 8. The chapter house as a record office (Elizabeth Hallam Smith, FSA) ; 9. Sir George Gilbert Scott and the restoration of the chapter house, 1849–72 (Steven Brindle, FSA) ; 10. The sculptural decoration of the Westminster chapter house portals (Richard Foster, FSA, and Pamela Tudor-Craig, FSA) ; 11. Wall paintings in the chapter house (Paul Binski, FSA, and Helen Howard) ; 12. The chapter house decorated tile pavement (Laurence Keen, FSA) ; 13. The chapter house glazing (Warwick Rodwell, FSA) ; 14. The chapter house doors and their dating (Daniel Miles, FSA and Martin Bridge, FSA). We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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