Alexander, Johnathan, and Paul Binski, eds. Age of Chivalry, Art in Plantagenet England, 1200-1400. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1987. The second of three exhibitions covering the years 1066-1547. Interpretive essays over the period 1200-1400. See also Marks and Zarnecki.
Andrews, Francis B. The Medieval Builder and His Methods. New York: 1993. Practical information and technical descriptions of building techniques.
Calkins, Robert. Medieval Architecture in Western Europe: From A. D. 300 to 1500. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. A survey of medieval architecture. Most of the photographs are taken by the author for this book.
Clifton-Taylor, Alec. The Pattern of English Building. London: Faber and Faber, 1972. Technical details and descriptions of the materials used by the builders.
Coldstream, Nicola. Masons and Sculptors, Medieval Craftsmen. London: British Museum Press, 1991. Part of the popular British Museum Series, well illustrated and authoritative.
-. Medieval Architecture, Oxford History of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. A sophisticated study including architectural symbolism and a study of the palace in Paris.
Harvey, John. Mediaeval Gardens. London: B. T. Batsford, 1981. Includes palace gardens.
Mancoff, Debra. The Arthurian Revival in Victorian Art. New York: Garland Publishing, 1990. The social background of the medieval revival in England. The focus is on painting. Includes an account of the Eglinton Tournament.
Marks, Richard, and Paul Williamson, eds. Assisted by Eleanor Townsend. Gothic Art for England 1400-1547. London: V & A Publications, 2003. The third of three exhibitions covering the years 1066-1547. Interpretive essays cover the period 1400-1554. See also Alexander and Zar-necki.
McLean, Teresa. Medieval English Gardens. New York: Viking Press, 1980. Includes palace gardens.
Stalley, Roger. Early Medieval Architecture, Oxford History of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. The finest study of early medieval architecture in print today. Includes castles.
Stokstad, Marilyn. Medieval Art, 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2004. A survey of medieval art and architecture, including medieval castles. Art in context.
Stokstad, Marilyn, and Jerry Stannard. Gardens of the Middle Ages. Lawrence, KS: Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, 1983. Includes gardens from all levels of society.
Zarnecki, George, Janet Holt, and Tristram Holland. English Romanesque Art 1066-1200. Hayward Gallery, London, April 5-July 8, 1984. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1984. The first of three exhibitions covering the years 1066-1547. Interpretive essays cover the period 1066-1200. See also Alexander and Marks.
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