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Loading... The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France of the Thirteenth Century (1899)by Émile Mâle
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. " ... one of the most eye-opening works I have seen for a long time." - MRJ to Gwendolen James, 23 April 1925, printed in Letters to a Friend (p. 132) 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 and read it again. no reviews | add a review
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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)704.9482The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts Special topics in fine and decorative arts Iconography Religious artLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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