The Romanesque Revival: Religion, Politics, and Transnational Exchange

by Kathleen Curran

During the nineteenth century, as the rapid growth of industry transformed life in both America and Europe, many new churches and public buildings were designed in an imposing style based upon medieval and early Christian models. Kathleen Curran's book traces the origins of this phenomenon, known either as the Rundbogenstil or Romanesque Revival, in Rome, Karlsruhe, and the Munich of Ludwig I and charts its spread from Germany to London...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271022159
• ISBN13: 9780271022154
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.3" x 10.3"