Description
The great cathedrals of the European Middle Ages are some of the most inspiring buildings ever constructed by human hands. Timothy Graham describes the evolution of the different elements that make up the medieval cathedral, including the basic design of the building, the use of sculpture to adorn its facade, and the deployment of stained-glass windows. Graham also analyzes the specific techniques used by the medieval craftsmen who built the cathedrals.
Timothy Graham is a distinguished professor of history and a regents’ professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNM. He served as director of the Institute for Medieval Studies 2002-2020, organizing the acclaimed annual Medieval Spring Lecture Series. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from Cambridge and an MPhil from the Warburg Institute, University of London. He is the coauthor of Introduction to Manuscript Studies.