Coventry Cathedral : art and architecture in post-war Britain / Louise Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Louise.

Series:

Clarendon studies in the history of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coventry Cathedral.

Architecture, Modern--20th century--England--Coventry.

Architecture, Modern.

Christian art and symbolism--England--Coventry--Modern period, 1500-.

Christian art and symbolism.

England--Coventry.

Buildings--England--Coventry.

Buildings.

Physical Description:

xviii, 287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Summary:

The book examines the genesis of one of the most important works of post-war British architecture. Using original documents and drawings, it provides a case-study of a building in which a significant role was allocated to works of art, and in doing so illuminates the creative process of both artist and architect. The design of the cathedral - a building which symbolised both past traditions and future aspirations - is discussed in the context of the wider debates of the day on architecture and reconstruction. The project to build a new cathedral at Coventry is related to those at Guildford and Liverpool and also to the great church-building schemes of post-war Europe. Louise Campbell discusses Basil Spence's developing design - and its transformation into a cathedral building - in relation to the fast pace of artistic developments in the 1950s and 60s. She analyses the different priorities of the architectural profession, the clergy, and the city; her book provides a study in the history of patronage as well as of architecture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-282) and index.

ISBN:

0198175191

OCLC:

32469174