Main entry:

Cowen, Painton.

Title & Author:

The rose window : splendour and symbol / Painton Cowen.

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2005.

Description:

276 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274) and index.
The rose window and the Gothic experience -- From darkness to light : the origins of the rose window -- The age of the rose : innovation in the thirteenth century -- Experiments in form : from Curvilinear to flamboyant -- Decline and revival : post-medieval roses -- Cycles of meaning : iconography and enlightenment -- The geometry of light : designing and building the rose window.

Summary:

"This is the first systematic study of the rose window, both as a feature of Gothic architecture and as an artform in its own right. After a brief overview of the history of the rose, four chapters trace the evolution of the form across nine centuries, from its origins and the early wheel windows to the rapid spread of the Rayonnant rose, from the phenomenal displays of the Flamboyant to the powerful reinterpretations of the present day. Two further chapters offer illuminating explanations of the iconography and the design and building of the rose giving detailed analyses of the glazing and geometry of key windows such as Lausanne and the Sainte Chapelle.
Throughout, the rose is placed in the broader artistic and architectural context to show how it responded to - and often inspired - major stylistic shifts. The book is completed with a Gazetteer of rose windows arranged by country to help plan visits." "With almost three hundred different roses illustrated in original photographs, this entrancing volume is set to become the definitive study of this most appealing of subjects."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0500511748 (hbk.)
9780500511749 (hbk.)

Subject:

Rose windows.
Christian art and symbolism.
Glass painting and staining, Medieval.
Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500 Themes, motives.
Roses (Vitraux)
Art chrétien 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) Thèmes, motifs.
Vitraux médiévaux.
rose windows.
Christian art and symbolism Medieval Themes, motives

Holdings:

Location: Library main 242545
Call No.: NK5308 .C645 2005
Status: Available