A History of English Architecture: 410-2013
A New Jerusalem: Reaching for Heaven, 1130-1300 by Professor Simon Thurley. During the thirteenth century Jerusalem supplanted Rome as the inspiration for English architecture. Huge national wealth led to an outburst of building of great creativity and individuality. The new gothic style which emerged by the 1220s was a national style for England creating some of the most remarkable buildings in European history.
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