High Gothic
Download or Read eBook High Gothic PDF written by Hans Jantzen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1984-03-21 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Hans Jantzen |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1984-03-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780691003726 |
ISBN-13 | : 0691003726 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis High Gothic by : Hans Jantzen
Book excerpt: This engaging study introduces the reader to one of the greatest achievements of Western art: the climactic phase of Gothic architecture in the first half of the thirteenth century. Through a comparative analysis of the cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens, the author illuminates the technical, theological, artistic, and social factors that formed the High Gothic synthesis. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship, he successively characterizes the different parts of the Gothic cathedral and describes the human context of the three great buildings.