Gothic : visual art of the Middle Ages 1140-1500
2012
Book
" After the global hit Ars Sacra, Rolf Toman and his team embark on a journey once more. The famous French cathedrals of Chartres, Reims and Laon are not the only highlights of this volume. Outstanding treasures of medieval imagery such as religious panel paintings, Madonna statues, illumination and goldsmith art; courtly culture also gets attention. With his passion and meticulousness, photographer Achim Bednorz succeeded to get details in front of his camera that cannot even be perceived on the original locally. The photographs that are exclusive for this volume are particularly well-presented in their large format. The author Bruno Klein wrote his take on Gothic history to fit, and swiftly takes the reader into a past medieval world almost forgotten. "
Main title:
Gothic : visual art of the Middle Ages 1140-1500 / edited by Rolf Toman ; photographs by Achim Bednorz ; text by Bruno Klein ; produced by Thomas Paffen ; [translation from German by Christine Shuttleworth].
Imprint:
Potsdam, Germany : H.F. Ullmann, 2012.
Collation:
568 p. : col. ill., facsims., plans, ports. ; 41 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes reproduction of Morgan ms. M.638, fol. 23v. NNPMTranslation from the German.
Contents:
Introduction -- The agents' heightened will to expression -- The cathedral: norm and standard -- The city: place of cultural exchange and progress -- The world of courts and knights -- To instruct, move, and delight -- In harmony with God and the saints -- Provision for the hereafter and the need for recognition -- The new media of Gothic art -- Buildings and sculpture become art.
ISBN:
9783848000401 (hbk)3848000407 (hbk)
Dewey class:
709.022
Language:
EnglishGerman
Subject:
BRN:
112707
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | -Reference | REF 709.022 GOTH | Not for loan (Set: 19 Sep 2017) |