Architecture of Disjuncture

Mediterranean Trade and Cathedral Building in a New Diocese (11th-13th Centuries)

By (author) Joseph Williams

Book cover: Architecture of Disjuncture

Extent: 157, 157 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Architecture, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Architectura Medii Aevi

Series volume number: 13

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2020)

ISBN: 9782503581088

Price: $107.00

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Through careful analysis of the Romanesque cathedral of Molfetta (in Apulia, southern Italy), Williams demonstrates how the commercial boom of the medieval Mediterranean changed the way churches were funded, designed, and built. The young bishopric of Molfetta, emerging in an economy of long-distance trade, competed with much wealthier institutions in its own diocese. Funding for the cathedral was slow and unpredictable. To adapt, the builders designed toward versatility, embracing multi-functionalism, change over time, specialization, and a heterogeneous style.

  • By (author) Joseph Williams