Geoffrey Webb, Architecture in Britain: the Middle Ages, from The Pelican History of Art (Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1965).
Christopher Wilson, The Gothic Cathedral The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530 (London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1990).
Discussion of architectural details and stylistic analysis. Some students find the approach difficult. Clear, black and white illustrations, but many are too small to see details.
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages , from New Horizons (London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1995).
Attractive little book with small but interesting illustrations of good quality. Touches on a variety of topics concerning design, craftsmen and materials. Includes a collection of translated documents from the middle ages. Suitable for high school and first- and second-year college students.
Available from:
Thames and Hudson
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New York, NY 10110
Nigel Morgan, Early Gothic Manuscripts I (1190-1250) and II (1250-1285). A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles (London: Harvey Miller, 1988).
Extensive photographic collection of English thirteenth-century illuminated manuscripts with a catalogue and introductory essays by a major scholar in the field. Part of a wonderful series on English illuminated manuscripts from the 7th to the 15th centuries.
Available from:
Harvey Miller Publishers
197 Knightsbridge
London SW7 1RB England
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Matthias Pfaffenbichler, Armourers, from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1992).
Kay Staniland, Embroiderers, from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1991).
Elizabeth Eames, English Tilers , from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1992).
Sarah Brown and David O'Connor, Glass-painters , from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1991).
John Cherry, Goldsmiths, from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1992).
Nicola Coldstream, Masons and Sculptors, from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1991).
Paul Binski, Painters , from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1991).
Christopher de Hamel, Scribes and Illuminators , from Medieval Craftsmen (British Museum, 1992).
Available from:
University of Toronto Press
5201 Bufferin St.
Downsview, ONT 03H 5T8
Canada
The Norman Conquest, from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The King and Magna Carta , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The Medieval Village , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The Medieval Town (Salisbury) , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The Medieval Monastery , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The Medieval Castle , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The Medieval Knight , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
Medieval Amusements , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The Crusades , from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
The Black Death, from Then and There Series (New York: Longman Group UK Limited and Longman Inc., ).
