Artistic Integration in Gothic Buildings

by Virginia Chieffo Raguin (Editor)

Sixteen revised papers presented at the conference on [title], held at York University, Toronto, in April 1989. Several essays discuss monuments that have stood at the core of medieval art-historical the cathedrals of Durham, Wells, Chartres, Reims, Poitiers, Strasbourg, and Naumburg; the abbey of Saint-Denis; and the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. Others are more theoretical studies of the historiography of modern the classification of periods, styles, and concepts; and the issue of liturgy in its broadest definition, as the use of the building by those owning and operating it. Includes about 60 b&w photos and drawings, but lacks an index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

348 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1995