Believing and Seeing - The Art of Gothic Cathedrals

Zusammenfassung Argues that preoccupation with vision as a key to religious knowledge profoundly affected a broad range of late medieval works. This title explores key religious buildings throughout Europe to reveal how their grand designs supported this profusion of images that made visible the signs of scripture.

Product details

• Authors: Roland Recht, Roland/ Whittall Recht, Recht Roland
• Assisted by: Mary Whittall (Translation), Whittall Mary (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2010
• EAN: 9780226706078
• ISBN: 978-0-226-70607-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Medieval style, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art, ART / History / European / Medieval