HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Loading...

The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France of the Thirteenth Century (1899)

by Émile Mâle

Other authors: See the other authors section.

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingConversations
381366,406 (3.93)None
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.… (more)
None
Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

Showing 3 of 3
" ... 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)
1 vote MontagueRhodesJames | Jan 13, 2018 |
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. ( )
  KalliopeMuse | Apr 2, 2013 |
IR/00088
  TRIARC | Aug 12, 2010 |
Showing 3 of 3
no reviews | add a review

» Add other authors (1 possible)

Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Émile Mâleprimary authorall editionscalculated
Nussey, DoraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
First words
Quotations
Last words
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC
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.

Book description
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (3.93)
0.5
1
1.5 1
2
2.5
3 4
3.5 2
4 7
4.5
5 6

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 203,234,639 books! | Top bar: Always visible