Friday 27 April 2012

Romanesque Architecture (Links)

Maria Laach abbey (1093-1177). Image from Sacred Destinations
A links-only post on Romanesque architecture.


General / Introductory

Text
My own short handout, intended for a particular exam (Cambridge Pre-U), but perhaps of wider use, is available here:



Sacred Destinations General Features of Romanesque architecture
Outline introduction from cartage site

Video / ppt
Short Introductory video
Romanesque Sculpture and Architecture Lecture
Powerpoint resources on Slideshare

Survey
For a thorough survey see the article by Eric Fernie on Romanesque architecture in Grove Art Online (subscriber only)

Glossary
Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture from pitt.edu


Particular Buildings

Santiago da Compostela
A Full Scale 3D Reconstruction of the Medieval Cathedral and Town of Santiago da Compostela. Two-hour conference on the Romanesque Cathedral and town, with detailed information.

Conques
Abbey of Ste Foy de Conques documentary

Durham Cathedral
This 3D tour is probably the next best thing to visiting it for real.
Short discussion of Durham and Winchester on SmartHistory site
Durham website by Professor Roger Stalley.