The white mantle of churches : architecture, liturgy, and art around the millennium / edited by Nigel Hiscock.
Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, ©2003.
xviii, 283 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 30 cm.
International medieval research. Art history ; v. 10
Art history subseries ; 2
"When a monk living at the beginning of the last millennium described Europe 'cladding itself everywhere in a white mantle of churches', he precipitated several questions for historians to answer. Was there a surge in church-building at the time? If so, what were the causes of this, and what were the purposes? Does it help to explain our understanding of Romanesque architecture and art? Was there a connection between the 'white mantle of churches' and the millennium? Did people believe the world was coming to an end? The supposition of apocalyptic expectations at the time was until recently dismissed as romantic myth, but the arrival of our new millennium has brought a revival in interest in the dawn of the second millennium, and new evidence of millennial fears. Yet millennial studies and architectural history largely continue to follow separate, parallel paths. This book therefore aims to add the architectural evidence to the millennial debate, and to examine this formative period in relation to the evolution of Romanesque architecture and art. As our own millennium gets under way with continuing hesitancy between European aspiration and national identity, it is also of interest to compare our time with the Europe of a thousand years ago"-- Page 4 of cover.
2503512305 (paperback)
9782503512303 (paperback)
Liturgy and architecture Europe.
Catholic church buildings Europe.
Millennialism Europe.
Christian art and symbolism Europe Medieval, 500-1500.
Christian art and symbolism Europe Medieval, 500-1500 History.
Liturgie et architecture Europe.
Églises catholiques Europe.
Millénarisme Europe.
Art chrétien Europe 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) Histoire.
Catholic church buildings
Christian art and symbolism Medieval
Liturgy and architecture
Millennialism
Kongress
Kirchenbau
Kunst
Liturgie
Kerkbouw.
Plastieken.
Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500.
Europe
Aufsatzsammlung.
Kongress Leeds 2000.
Proceedings.
History
Hiscock, Nigel, 1940-
International medieval research (Series) ; 10.
International medieval research (Series). Art history ; 2.
Location: Library main 234712
Call No.: NA5453.W53 2003
Status: Available
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