The Cathedral Builders – COURSE FULL

Architecture

Art History

History

Day course

Philip Wilkinson

21 November 2022

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

£65

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Description

This course looks at England’s great medieval cathedrals, such as Durham, Salisbury, Wells, Lincoln, and Gloucester.

As well as looking at their often breathtaking architecture, it explores how craftsmen with relatively basic tools could construct structures such as Salisbury’s towering steeple, the amazing octagonal lantern of Ely, and Gloucester’s dazzling vaulting. The achievements of the artists who adorned these buildings, from the glaziers who produced York’s glowing stained-glass to the carvers of Exeter and Wells, are also covered.

 

Tutor information

Philip Wilkinson is the author of many books on architecture and history. He wrote a series of books to accompany the BBC2 series Restoration and Restoration Village and is the author of The English Buildings Book (publisher English Heritage), Fifty Architecture Ideas You Really Need To Know (Quercus), Phantom Architecture (Simon & Schuster) and Irreplaceable (Historic England). He explores buildings ceaselessly, recording discoveries on his blog (englishbuildings.blogspot.co.uk) and gives talks on architectural subjects.

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