The Cathedral Builders: The Story of a Great Masonic Guild

By Leader Scott

Book Overview

The Cathedral Builders: The Story of a Great Masonic Guild is a historical non-fiction book written by Scott Leader. The book tells the story of the medieval guilds of masons who built the magnificent cathedrals of Europe. The author delves into the history of the guilds, their organization, and their techniques for building the grand structures. The book also explores the spiritual and cultural significance of the cathedrals, and how they were used as symbols of power and authority by the church and the state. The Cathedral Builders is a fascinating journey through the world of medieval architecture, and a tribute to the skilled craftsmen who created some of the most impressive structures in human history.1899. In most histories of Italian art we are conscious of a vast hiatus of several centuries, between the ancient classic art of Rome - which was in its decadence when the Western Empire ceased in the 5th century after Christ - and that early rise of art in the 12th century which led to the Renaissance. This hiatus is generally supposed to be a time when art was utterly dead and buried, its corpse in Byzantine dress lying embalmed in its tomb at Ravenna. Contents: Romano-Lombard architects; first foreign emigrations of the Comacines; Romanesque architects; Italian - Gothic and Renaissance architects. Illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162624485
• ISBN13: 9781162624488
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 2.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"