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This book situates the art and architecture of the stave church of Urnes within a global perspective and aims to reinvigorate scholarly interest and debate in one of the world?s most important churches.00Urnes is the oldest and best known of the Norwegian stave churches. Despite its rich sculptural program, complex building history, fine medieval furnishings, and UNESCO World Heritage Site status, Urnes has attracted scant scholarly attention beyond Scandinavia. Broadly speaking, the church has been seen to exemplify Nordic traditions, a view manifest in the frequent use of ?Urnes style? to designate the final phase of Viking art.. While in no way denying or diminishing the importance of local or regional traditions, this book examines Urnes from a global perspective, considering how its art and architecture engaged international developments from across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Central Asia. In adopting this alternative approach, the articles collected in this volume offer the most current research on Urnes, published in English to reach a broad audience. The aim is to reinvigorate academic interest and debate in not only what is one of the most important churches in the world, but also in the rich cultural heritage of Northern Europe.

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72.033.4 --- 72.036 <560> --- Architecture --- -Nationalism and architecture --- -Architecture and nationalism --- Nationalism in architecture --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Romaanse bouwkunst --- Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw--Turkije --- Design and construction --- Turkey --- History --- -Architecture --- Nationalism and architecture --- -Romaanse bouwkunst --- 72.036 <560> Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw--Turkije --- 72.033.4 Romaanse bouwkunst --- -72.033.4 --- -72.033.4 Romaanse bouwkunst --- Architecture and nationalism --- Architecture, Primitive

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72 --- Architecture, Romanesque --- Romanesque architecture --- Architecture, Medieval --- Architectuur. Bouwkunst --- 72 Architectuur. Bouwkunst --- 72 Architecture --- Architecture --- 72.033.4 --- 72(091) --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; Romaanse architectuur --- Architectuur ; geschiedenis

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The architects of ancient Rome developed a vibrant and enduring tradition, inspiring those who followed in their profession even to the present day. This original book is the first to explore their approach to design. Mark Wilson Jones draws on both new archaeological discoveries and his own analyzes of the monuments to reveal how Roman architects went about the creative process. Wilson Jones begins by outlining the state of knowledge regarding Roman architects, Vitruvius in particular, as well as the dynamics of design as illuminated by surviving architectural drawings and models. Then, in a series of thematic chapters dedicated to the plan, the elevation, and the principal distributive element of Roman buildings, the Corinthian column, he focuses on underlying patterns of design that transcend function and typology. The success of Roman architecture is shown to rest on a robust yet subtle synthesis of theory, beauty, content, and practicality. At the same time, it maintains a vital equilibrium between the apparently conflicting goals of rule and variety. The next part of the book focuses on two singularly enigmatic monuments, Trajan’s Column and the Pantheon, to illustrate how architects might bend principles to circumstance. The author resolves long-standing controversies over their conception, showing how both structures came to be modified after work on the site had begun. Even the Romans’ mighty building machine had to come to terms with the gap between ideals and the physical realities of construction.

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Church architecture --- Architecture, Romanesque --- Christian art and symbolism --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural --- Architecture chrétienne --- Architecture romane --- Art et symbolisme chrétiens --- Décoration et ornement architecturaux --- 72.033.4 --- 726 --- #gsdbA --- Romaanse bouwkunst --- Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur --- 726 Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur --- 72.033.4 Romaanse bouwkunst --- Architecture chrétienne --- Art et symbolisme chrétiens --- Décoration et ornement architecturaux --- Architectural decoration and ornament --- Architecture --- Stonework, Decorative --- Architectural design --- Exterior walls --- Ecclesiastical architecture --- Rood-lofts --- Religious architecture --- Architecture, Gothic --- Church buildings --- Romanesque architecture --- Architecture, Medieval --- Decoration and ornament