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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert A Scott |
| ISBN: | 0520231775 9780520231771 |
| OCLC Number: | 51984827 |
| Description: | xiv, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : a personal journey -- pt. I.A grand undertaking. -- What is the Gothic enterprise? -- How were the cathedrals built? -- pt. II. History. -- Kings, feudal lords, and great monasteries -- The age of cathedral-building -- The initial vision -- "The cathedral crusade" -- pt. III. The Gothic look. -- What is the Gothic look? -- An image of heaven -- A pragmatic view of cathedral-building -- pt. IV. The religious experience. -- Sacred force and sacred space -- Imagining the cathedral -- Honoring the dead -- pt. V. The Gothic community. -- Medieval living conditions -- The spiritual brokers--priests and monarchs -- Cathedrals and community -- Conclusion : learning from Stonehenge. |
| Responsibility: | Robert A. Scott. |
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Abstract:
Surveys great Gothic cathedrals of Europe, exploring why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, how they were inspired by a conception of the divine, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes.
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