Entrée principale:

Scott, Robert A., 1935-

Titre et auteur:

The Gothic enterprise : a guide to understanding the Medieval cathedral / Robert A. Scott.

Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.

Description:

xiv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-277) and index.
Introduction : a personal journey -- pt. I.A grand undertaking. -- What is the Gothic enterprise? -- How were the cathedrals built? -- pt. II. History. -- Kings, feudal lords, and great monasteries -- The age of cathedral-building -- The initial vision -- "The cathedral crusade" -- pt. III. The Gothic look. -- What is the Gothic look? -- An image of heaven -- A pragmatic view of cathedral-building -- pt. IV. The religious experience. -- Sacred force and sacred space -- Imagining the cathedral -- Honoring the dead -- pt. V. The Gothic community. -- Medieval living conditions -- The spiritual brokers--priests and monarchs -- Cathedrals and community -- Conclusion : learning from Stonehenge.

Résumé:

Surveys great Gothic cathedrals of Europe, exploring why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, how they were inspired by a conception of the divine, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes.

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ISBN:

0520231775 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780520231771 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0520246802 (pbk.)
9780520246805 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Architecture, Gothic.
Cathedrals.
Architecture gothique.
Cathédrales.
cathedrals (works by context)
Kirchenbau
Gotik
Kathedralen.
Gotiek.
England

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 228733
Cote: NA440 .S4 2003
Statut: Disponible