Publisher's Synopsis
Complemented by lots of colour photographs of the exteriors and interiors of Europe's finest medieval churches, this book presents thirteen essays which focus on the decorative architecture of key buildings such as St Marks, Santiago de Compostello, and cathedrals, monasteries and churches in Speyer, Modena, Lichfield, Narbonne, Strassburg, Naples and Prague as well as the rathaus of Gent. At the heart of this study, however, is its photographs which depict in full colour exquisite details of stonework, wall paintings, stained glass, spires, vaukts and arcades. Previously published in Italian.
