French Gothic architecture of the 12th and 13th centuries / Jean Bony.

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Bony, Jean.

Title & Author:

French Gothic architecture of the 12th and 13th centuries / Jean Bony.

Publication:

Description:

xliii, 623 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Series:

California studies in the history of art ; 20

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-572) and index.
The technical bases of Gothic architecture -- Gothic spaciousness -- The early Gothic grid -- A first Gothic system, ca. 1160-1180 -- Late 12th-Century changes -- The flying buttress and the second Gothic system -- After Chartres and Bourges: diffusion and changes between 1200 and 1230 -- Divergent trends in the early 13th century -- A third Gothic system: the Rayonnant style -- Late 13th-Century architecture.
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Summary:

"Gothic architecture is the most visible and striking product of medieval European civilization. Jean Bony, whose reputation as a medievalist is worldwide, presents its development as an adventure of the imagination allied with radical technical advances - the result of a continuining quest for new ways of handling space and light as well as experimenting with the mechanics of stone construction. He shows how the new architecture came unexpectedly to be invented in the Paris region around 1140 and follows its history - in the great cathedrals of northern France and dozens of other key buildings - to the end of the thirteenth century, when profound changes occurred in the whole fabric of medieval civilization. Rich illustrations, including comprehensive maps, enhance the text and themselves constitute an exceptionally valuable documenation". -- Publisher.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0520028317
9780520028319
0520055861
9780520055865

Subject:

Architecture, Gothic France.
Church architecture France.
Architecture gothique France.
Architecture religieuse France.
Architecture chrétienne France.
Architecture, Gothic.
Church architecture.
Kerkgebouwen.
Gotiek.
Architecture gothique France 13e siècle.
France.
France Churches Gothic style, 1100-1300

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California studies in the history of art ; 20.

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Location: Library main 79659
Call No.: PO13288; ID:85-B10167
Status: Available

Location: Library main 79660
Call No.: 0005322 A1708; ID:85-B10167
Status: Available

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