The Splendour of English Gothic Architecture

by John Shannon Hendrix

This book explains and celebrates the richness of English churches and cathedrals, which have a major place in medieval architecture. The English Gothic style developed somewhat later than in France, but rapidly developed its own architectural and ornamental codes. The author, John Shannon Hendrix, classifies English Gothic architecture in four principal stages: the early English Gothic, the decorated, the curvilinear, and the perpendicular Gothic. Several photographs of these architectural testimonies allow us to understand the whole originality of Britain during the Gothic era: in Canterbury, Wells, Lincoln, York, and Salisbury. The English Gothic architecture is a poetic one, speaking both to the senses and spirit.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

John Shannon Hendrix est professeur d'histoire de l'art et d'architecture a la Rhode Island School of Design et a l'Université Roger Williams. Il exerce aussi au sein de l'Université de Lincoln en Grande-Bretagne. Il a rédigé de nombreux ouvrages sur l'architecture, l'esthétique, la philosophie et la psychanalyse.