Book of Norman EnglandB.T. Batsford, 1997 - 144 pages Using archaeological, topographical and architectural evidence, this book covers the entire story of Norman England in an accessible way. It describes the impact of the Norman Conquest on England and looks at the castles, monasteries and churches and their effect on the landscape. |
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Page 32
... style . Late Saxon manuscript illumination was itself based ultimately on Carolingian models . Saxon draughtsmen had absorbed this style and elaborated on it , making it their own . With it they produced fine line or wash drawings ...
... style . Late Saxon manuscript illumination was itself based ultimately on Carolingian models . Saxon draughtsmen had absorbed this style and elaborated on it , making it their own . With it they produced fine line or wash drawings ...
Page 104
... style of architecture which in England is almost universally known as Norman was introduced from the Continent in the middle of the eleventh century , where it was known as Romanesque , or more simply as Roman . Its origins are to be ...
... style of architecture which in England is almost universally known as Norman was introduced from the Continent in the middle of the eleventh century , where it was known as Romanesque , or more simply as Roman . Its origins are to be ...
Page 107
... style did not remain static . In the first instance Norman church architecture is barely discernible from military and vernacular stone architecture ( 77 ) . It was characterized by the use of rounded arches , massive supports and heavy ...
... style did not remain static . In the first instance Norman church architecture is barely discernible from military and vernacular stone architecture ( 77 ) . It was characterized by the use of rounded arches , massive supports and heavy ...
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Abbot archaeological Archbishop architecture army battle of Hastings Bayeux Tapestry Bishop borough building built burh Caen Canterbury cathedral centre chapel Cistercian Cluniac Conqueror conquest of England construction countryside crown defences ditch Domesday Book Duchy Duke Durham Earl early earthworks East Anglia Edgar the Atheling Edward the Confessor eleventh century English Heritage Essex evidence example excavated feudal fortifications French Harold Henry Henry of Blois Holy important Jumièges keep King of England land Lanfranc large number late Saxon England later London lords Matilda medieval military monasteries monastic monks Mortain motte and bailey National Monuments Record nave Norfolk Norman architecture Norman church Norman Conquest Norman England Normandy North Norwich original palace parish churches parks Pevensey post-Conquest priory River Robert Roman Romanesque Royal Forests Scandinavian settlement Stephen stone surviving Sussex tenth century thegns town twelfth century urban village Wallingford walls Wenlock Priory Westminster William Winchester York