Ripon Minster: The Beginning of the Gothic Style in Northern England Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 73, Part 6)

By M. Hearn

This is a print on demand publication. Ripon Cathedral, anciently one of the four minsters of the archdiocese of York, England, was designated a cathedral when the new diocese of Ripon was created in 1836. In the history of architecture it is properly known as Ripon Minster, a collegiate foundation of secular canons who maintained the daily cycle of liturgical offices but who also ministered to the laity. Contents of this study: (I) Archaeological Interpretation: The Actual & Intended Forms; (II) Historical Interpretation: The Dates of Construction; The Patron & His Purposes; A Search for the Origin of the Ripon Master; & The English Concept of the Gothic Style. Black & white plates & plans.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422374688
• ISBN13: 9781422374689
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"