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The Gothic enterprise : a guide to understanding the Medieval cathedral

Author: Robert A Scott
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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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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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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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