The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France of the Thirteenth Century
Emile Male's book aids understanding of medieval art and medieval symbolism, and of the vision of the world which presided over the building of the French cathedrals. It looks at French religious art in the Middle Ages, its forms, and especially the Eastern sources of sculptural iconography used...
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Emile Male's book aids understanding of medieval art and medieval symbolism, and of the vision of the world which presided over the building of the French cathedrals. It looks at French religious art in the Middle Ages, its forms, and especially the Eastern sources of sculptural iconography used in the cathedrals of France. Fully illustrated with many footnotes it acts as a useful guide for the student of Western culture.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064300322 (0064300323)
Publish date: February 21st 1973
Publisher: Westview Press
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Art,
Religion,
Christianity,
France,
Architecture,
Art History
Should it be reassuring that I used, years ago, the same book that Proust carried with him when he set himself to follow Ruskin's trail on Gothic architecture?My Professor on the subject was also a Ruskinian and often began his lectures quoting his writings.I have to rescue this book from storage an...
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