Main entry:

Calkins, Robert G.

Title & Author:

Monuments of medieval art / Robert G. Calkins.

Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [1985?], ©1979.

Description:

xx, 299 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, ©1979.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
Early Christianity -- The early Christian catacombs and their decoration -- The early Christian basilica and its decoration -- Byzantium -- The Byzantine icon -- The centralized building: S. Vitale and court ceremony -- The Byzantine church and its decoration -- The migrations -- Barbarian metalwork and grave goods -- The medieval monastery -- The renewal of the Christian Roman Empire -- The imperial image -- The resurgence -- The Romanesque pilgrimage church -- The Romanesque portal -- The bronze door -- The Romanesque capital -- Metalwork of the church treasuries -- Mosan metalwork -- Urbanization and secularization -- The Gothic cathedral -- The Gothic portal -- The Gothic stained-glass window -- The Gothic altarpiece -- The Gothic fresco -- Gothic devotional objects -- The illuminated Word -- Form and script -- The preparation of the manuscript, the process of illumination, and types of text decoration -- Ecclesiastical books: their patronage and their miniatures -- Secular manuscripts -- The early printed book -- The courtly image -- The tapestry -- Secular architecture -- Medieval towns and cities -- The medieval artist and architect.

Summary:

This richly illustrated and scholarly study traces the development of art through the Middle Ages, from the early Christian catacombs of Italy and the treasures of Sutton Hoo to the masterpieces of Romanesque cathedrals and illuminated manuscripts. -- From product description.

ISBN:

0801493064 (pbk.)
9780801493065 (pbk.)

Subject:

Art, Medieval.
Art médiéval.
Kunst.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 102833
Call No.: ID:86-B2048
Status: Available