Salisbury Cathedral
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 | Salisbury Cathedral |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Salisbury, England |
| Date | 1220 to 1258 |
| Building Type | cathedral (church, temple) |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | -- |
| Architectural Style | English Gothic |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Cathedral of Saint Mary. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Salisbury_Cathedral.html |
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Commentary
"Rare example of an English Gothic church built entirely to one basic design. Internal storeys clearly separated into strong horizontal bands: extensive use of Purbeck marble to create a strongly coloured scheme."
— Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. p436.
"...the cathedral at Salisbury builds itself with distinct compartments in the manner of Romanesque design. This is evident in the massing that spreads out placidly, low and generous, with only the somewhat oversized crossing tower for a vertical accent. The west towers are modest. They are set beside the fa�ade on individual bases, as if they did not quite belong to it. Together they make a richly decorative frontispiece which, despite the three portals that correspond to aisles and nave, has its own life, independent of interior arrangements."
"Inside, we have the same layered effect. The nave piers carry only their arcades, and the widespread triforium has its own system of supports."
— Spiro Kostof. A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. p346.
Details
"Chapter house and cloister [built] 1263-84, the former closely modeled on the slightly earlier one at Westminster."
— Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. p436.
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References
Werner Blaser and Monica Stucky. Drawings of Great Buildings. Boston: Birkhauser Verlag, 1983. ISBN 3-7643-1522-9. LC 83-15831. NA2706.U6D72 1983. longitudinal section drawing of two bays showing main vessel and aisle in elevation, p93. transverse section drawing showing main vessel and one aisle, p93. plan drawing, p93. — Available at Amazon.com
Francis D. K. Ching. Architecture: Form, Space, and Order. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979. ISBN 0-442-21535-5. plan, p371.— A nice graphic introduction to architectural ideas. Updated 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
Howard Davis. Slide from photographer's collection. PCD .1536. PCD .1536. PCD .1536.
Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. Boston: Butterworths, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. NA200.F63 1987. details and discussion, p436.— The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
Leonora Ison. English Architecture Through the Ages, Secular Building. New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. LC 66-24565. NA961.I8 1967. site plan drawing, p38.
Spiro Kostof. A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. ISBN 0-19-503472-4. LC 84-25375. NA200.K65 1985. discussion, p346. aerial photo, f14.23, p344. interior photos, f14.24, 14.26, p345, 347. exterior photo, f 14.25, p346.
Hubert Pragnell. The Styles of English Architecture. London: B.T. Batsford, 1984. ISBN 0-7134-3768-5. NA961.P73 1984. elevation drawing showing structure, f17, p30. Eric de Mar�.
Russell Sturgis. The Architecture Sourcebook. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984. ISBN 0-442-20831-9. LC 84-7275. NA2840.S78. detail drawing, p389. Salisbury Cathedral chapter room detail drawing, p95.
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