The Geometries of Robert Grosseteste and the Architecture of Lincoln Cathedral. Interpretations of the Architecture of Lincoln Cathedral 1190–1250. Precedents for the Architecture of Lincoln Cathedral. This book is dedicated to the memory of my father, John David Hendrix, and the memory of my mother, Margaret Shannon Hendrix. Reprint or reproduction, even partially, in all forms such as microfilm, xerography, microfiche, microcard, and offset strictly prohibited. © 2011 Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., New York 29 Broadway, 18th floor, New York, NY 10006 All rights reserved. Photo by author with kind permission of Lincoln Cathedral. Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the “Deutsche Nationalbibliografie” detailed bibliographic data is available on the Internet at.
Title: Lincoln Cathedral and English Gothic architecture. Includes bibliographical references and index. Architecture as cosmology: Lincoln Cathedral and English Gothic architecture / John Shannon Hendrix. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hendrix, John. New York y Washington, D.C./Baltimore y Bern Frankfurt y Berlin y Brussels y Vienna y Oxford This book should be useful to anyone interested in architecture, architectural history, architectural theory, Gothic architecture, and medieval philosophy.Īrchitecture as Cosmology LINCOLN CATHEDRAL AND ENGLISH GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE The architecture is seen as a text of the philosophy, cosmology, and theology of medieval English culture. Architecture as Cosmology emphasizes the relation of the architectural forms to medieval philosophy, focusing on the writings of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235–53). It analyzes the origin and development of its architectural forms, which were to a great extent unprecedented and were very influential in the development of English Gothic architecture and in conceptions of architecture to the present day. His previous books include Architecture and Psychoanalysis, Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Spirit, Platonic Architectonics, and Architectural Forms and Philosophical Structures, all published by Peter Lang, and The Relation Between Architectural Forms and Philosophical Structures in the Work of Francesco Borromini in Seventeenth-Century Rome and Robert Grosseteste: Philosophy of Intellect and Vision.Īrchitecture as Cosmology examines the precedents, interpretations, and influences of the architecture of one of the great buildings in the history of architecture, Lincoln Cathedral. John Shannon Hendrix is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Lincoln.
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