ABSTRACT
This is an English-language study on the architecture and art of medieval France of the Romanesque and Gothic periods between 1000-1500. In addition to essays on individual monuments there are general discussions of given periods and specific problems such as: why did Gothic come into being? Whitney Stoddard explores the interrelationship between all forms of medieval ecclesiastical art and characterization of the Gothic cathedral, which he believes to have an almost metaphysical basis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|90 pages
Romanesque France
part II|74 pages
Early Gothic of the Twelfth Century
part III|112 pages
High Gothic of the Early Thirteenth Century
part IV|84 pages
From Rayonnant to Flamboyant
part V|30 pages
The Treasuries of Monasteries and Cathedrals
part |2 pages
Bibliography and Index