Raphael Brandon: 2 books
by Raphael Brandon, J. Arthur Brandon
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Excellently framed and designed, with bold, receding arches, the open timber roofs of the medieval period featured massive moldings, carved timbers, and intricate tracery. Today, these roofs are recognized for their striking beauty, rich ornamentation, and the consummate skills of the carpenters and...
by Raphael Brandon
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
In a rich retrospective of ecclesiastical architecture through the Middle Ages, the Gothic style shines through in 158 expert illustrations. Details of church windows, moldings, doorways, piers and arches, roofs, porches, panels, hinges, and more reveal the intricate geometry of classic Gothic design. Collected from rare 19th-century sources.