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Art and architecture in Medieval France : Medieval architecture, sculpture, stained glass, manuscripts, the art of the church treasuries / by Whitney S. Stoddard.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Icon editions, IN-22Publisher: New York : Harper and Row, 1972Description: xix, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0064300226
Uniform titles:
  • Monastery and cathedral in France
Subject(s):
Contents:
Romanesque France -- Early Gothic of the twelfth century -- High Gothic of the early thirteenth century -- From Rayonnant to Flamboyant -- The treasuries of monasteries and cathedrals.
Summary: A study on the architecture and art of medieval France of the Romanesque and Gothic periods between 1000-1500. In addition to essays on individual monuments there are general discussions of given periods and specific problems such as: why did Gothic come into being? Whitney Stoddard explores the interrelationship between all forms of medieval ecclesiastical art and characterization of the Gothic cathedral, which he believes to have an almost metaphysical basis.

Originally published, as 'Monastery and Cathedral in France', Middletown, Wesleyan University Press, 1966.

Romanesque France -- Early Gothic of the twelfth century -- High Gothic of the early thirteenth century -- From Rayonnant to Flamboyant -- The treasuries of monasteries and cathedrals.

A study on the architecture and art of medieval France of the Romanesque and Gothic periods between 1000-1500. In addition to essays on individual monuments there are general discussions of given periods and specific problems such as: why did Gothic come into being? Whitney Stoddard explores the interrelationship between all forms of medieval ecclesiastical art and characterization of the Gothic cathedral, which he believes to have an almost metaphysical basis.