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The popular image of the traditional western city has usually been dominated by the cathedral, whose sheer size seemed to create an isolated physical and spiritual focal point. In this iconoclastic study, the author sets out to reverse some of the romantic myths which have accrued about the medieval cathedral, in particular that the cathedral was a separate entity,(...)
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The popular image of the traditional western city has usually been dominated by the cathedral, whose sheer size seemed to create an isolated physical and spiritual focal point. In this iconoclastic study, the author sets out to reverse some of the romantic myths which have accrued about the medieval cathedral, in particular that the cathedral was a separate entity,(...)
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The cathedral: the social and architectural dynamics of construction
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The popular image of the traditional western city has usually been dominated by the cathedral, whose sheer size seemed to create an isolated physical and spiritual focal point. In this iconoclastic study, the author sets out to reverse some of the romantic myths which have accrued about the medieval cathedral, in particular that the cathedral was a separate entity, self-sufficient, sublime and apart. Here the cathedral is shown to be a dynamic, evolving and unpredictable force in the development of the medieval city. Taking France as the main focus, but including material on England, Germany, Italy, Spain and Bohemia, the author describes the growth of diocesan authority and the consequent experiments in the layout of cathedral plans.
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The popular image of the traditional western city has usually been dominated by the cathedral, whose sheer size seemed to create an isolated physical and spiritual focal point. In this iconoclastic study, the author sets out to reverse some of the romantic myths which have accrued about the medieval cathedral, in particular that the cathedral was a separate entity, self-sufficient, sublime and apart. Here the cathedral is shown to be a dynamic, evolving and unpredictable force in the development of the medieval city. Taking France as the main focus, but including material on England, Germany, Italy, Spain and Bohemia, the author describes the growth of diocesan authority and the consequent experiments in the layout of cathedral plans.
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June 2009
June 2009
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Larousse des cathédrales
Larousse des cathédrales
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La découverte de près de 100 cathédrales depuis les origines chrétiennes jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les grandes étapes de leur construction, leurs caractéristiques architecturales et décoratives sont présentées.
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La découverte de près de 100 cathédrales depuis les origines chrétiennes jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les grandes étapes de leur construction, leurs caractéristiques architecturales et décoratives sont présentées.
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Larousse des cathédrales
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La découverte de près de 100 cathédrales depuis les origines chrétiennes jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les grandes étapes de leur construction, leurs caractéristiques architecturales et décoratives sont présentées.
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La découverte de près de 100 cathédrales depuis les origines chrétiennes jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les grandes étapes de leur construction, leurs caractéristiques architecturales et décoratives sont présentées.
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October 2009
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Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent(...)
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Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent(...)
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Medieval cities: their origins and the revival of trade
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Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent interruption of long-distance commerce accelerated the decline of the ancient cities of Europe. Pirenne challenges conventional wisdom by attributing the origins of medieval cities to the revival of trade, tracing their growth from the tenth century to the twelfth.
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Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent interruption of long-distance commerce accelerated the decline of the ancient cities of Europe. Pirenne challenges conventional wisdom by attributing the origins of medieval cities to the revival of trade, tracing their growth from the tenth century to the twelfth.
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May 2014
May 2014
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By examining notions of what was extraordinary, re-evaluating medieval ideas of authorship, and restoring economic considerations to the debate, Binski sets English visual art of the early 14th century in a broad European context and also within the aesthetic discourses of the medieval period. The author, stressing the continuum between art and architecture, challenges(...)
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By examining notions of what was extraordinary, re-evaluating medieval ideas of authorship, and restoring economic considerations to the debate, Binski sets English visual art of the early 14th century in a broad European context and also within the aesthetic discourses of the medieval period. The author, stressing the continuum between art and architecture, challenges(...)
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Gothic wonder: art, artifice, and the decorated style, 1290–1350
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By examining notions of what was extraordinary, re-evaluating medieval ideas of authorship, and restoring economic considerations to the debate, Binski sets English visual art of the early 14th century in a broad European context and also within the aesthetic discourses of the medieval period. The author, stressing the continuum between art and architecture, challenges understandings about agency, modernity, hierarchy, and marginality. His book makes a powerful case for the restoration of the category of the aesthetic to the understanding of medieval art. Gothic Wonder traces the impact of English art in Continental Europe, ending with the Black Death and the literary uses of the architectural in works by Geoffrey Chaucer and other writers.
Gothic wonder: art, artifice, and the decorated style, 1290–1350
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By examining notions of what was extraordinary, re-evaluating medieval ideas of authorship, and restoring economic considerations to the debate, Binski sets English visual art of the early 14th century in a broad European context and also within the aesthetic discourses of the medieval period. The author, stressing the continuum between art and architecture, challenges understandings about agency, modernity, hierarchy, and marginality. His book makes a powerful case for the restoration of the category of the aesthetic to the understanding of medieval art. Gothic Wonder traces the impact of English art in Continental Europe, ending with the Black Death and the literary uses of the architectural in works by Geoffrey Chaucer and other writers.
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December 2014
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At last available in English, this classic text was originally published in Germany in 1951 and has been continuously in print since then. Gunter Bandmann analyzes the architecture of societies in western Europe up to the twelfth century that aspired to be the heirs to the Roman empire. He examines the occurrence and recurrence of basic forms not as stylistic evolutions(...)
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At last available in English, this classic text was originally published in Germany in 1951 and has been continuously in print since then. Gunter Bandmann analyzes the architecture of societies in western Europe up to the twelfth century that aspired to be the heirs to the Roman empire. He examines the occurrence and recurrence of basic forms not as stylistic evolutions(...)
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History until 1900, Middle Ages
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January 2005, New York
January 2005, New York
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Early medieval architecture as bearer of meaning
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At last available in English, this classic text was originally published in Germany in 1951 and has been continuously in print since then. Gunter Bandmann analyzes the architecture of societies in western Europe up to the twelfth century that aspired to be the heirs to the Roman empire. He examines the occurrence and recurrence of basic forms not as stylistic evolutions but as meaningful expressions of meta-material content and develops an architectural iconography of symbolic, historical, and aesthetic elements.
Early medieval architecture as bearer of meaning
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At last available in English, this classic text was originally published in Germany in 1951 and has been continuously in print since then. Gunter Bandmann analyzes the architecture of societies in western Europe up to the twelfth century that aspired to be the heirs to the Roman empire. He examines the occurrence and recurrence of basic forms not as stylistic evolutions but as meaningful expressions of meta-material content and develops an architectural iconography of symbolic, historical, and aesthetic elements.
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January 2005, New York
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One of the most famous books in the world, the ''Hypnerotomachia Poliphili,'' read by every Renaissance intellectual and referred to in studies of art and culture ever since, was first published in English by Thames & Hudson in 1999. It is a strange, pagan, pedantic, erotic, allegorical, mythological romance relating in highly stylized Italian the quest of Poliphilo for(...)
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One of the most famous books in the world, the ''Hypnerotomachia Poliphili,'' read by every Renaissance intellectual and referred to in studies of art and culture ever since, was first published in English by Thames & Hudson in 1999. It is a strange, pagan, pedantic, erotic, allegorical, mythological romance relating in highly stylized Italian the quest of Poliphilo for(...)
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Hypnerotomachia poliphili : the strife of love in a dream
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One of the most famous books in the world, the ''Hypnerotomachia Poliphili,'' read by every Renaissance intellectual and referred to in studies of art and culture ever since, was first published in English by Thames & Hudson in 1999. It is a strange, pagan, pedantic, erotic, allegorical, mythological romance relating in highly stylized Italian the quest of Poliphilo for his beloved Polia. The author (presumed to be Francesco Colonna, a friar of dubious reputation) was obsessed by architecture, landscape, and costume- it is not going too far to say sexually obsessed- and its 174 woodcuts are a primary source for Renaissance ideas on both buildings and gardens. In 1592 an attempt was made to produce an English version but the translator gave up. The task has been triumphantly accomplished by Joscelyn Godwin, who succeeds in reproducing all its wayward charm and arcane learning in language accessible to the modern reader.
Hypnerotomachia poliphili : the strife of love in a dream
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One of the most famous books in the world, the ''Hypnerotomachia Poliphili,'' read by every Renaissance intellectual and referred to in studies of art and culture ever since, was first published in English by Thames & Hudson in 1999. It is a strange, pagan, pedantic, erotic, allegorical, mythological romance relating in highly stylized Italian the quest of Poliphilo for his beloved Polia. The author (presumed to be Francesco Colonna, a friar of dubious reputation) was obsessed by architecture, landscape, and costume- it is not going too far to say sexually obsessed- and its 174 woodcuts are a primary source for Renaissance ideas on both buildings and gardens. In 1592 an attempt was made to produce an English version but the translator gave up. The task has been triumphantly accomplished by Joscelyn Godwin, who succeeds in reproducing all its wayward charm and arcane learning in language accessible to the modern reader.
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May 2003, New York
May 2003, New York
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In order to analyze the phenomenon of late Gothic “Cell Vaults“, it is essential to understand the building process, the characteristics of the specifications formulated in planning, and the design criteria for these structures. On one hand, the reasons for the invention of this particular type of vaulted ceiling in the late 15th century and its spread over a large area(...)
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In order to analyze the phenomenon of late Gothic “Cell Vaults“, it is essential to understand the building process, the characteristics of the specifications formulated in planning, and the design criteria for these structures. On one hand, the reasons for the invention of this particular type of vaulted ceiling in the late 15th century and its spread over a large area(...)
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History until 1900, Middle Ages
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November 2016
November 2016
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Traces of making: shape, design and construction of late Gothic vaults
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In order to analyze the phenomenon of late Gothic “Cell Vaults“, it is essential to understand the building process, the characteristics of the specifications formulated in planning, and the design criteria for these structures. On one hand, the reasons for the invention of this particular type of vaulted ceiling in the late 15th century and its spread over a large area are usually viewed from a technological standpoint. On the other hand, the appearance of these vaults, in particular the character of their curves and surfaces, can only be described against this background. As it happens, we have no recourse to contemporary information regarding the construction techniques or the design specifications of cell vaults. This constitutes a methodological problem: how is it possible, starting from the existing artifact, to formulate a clear idea of not only the production of the vaults but also the decision-making and communication processes associated with their making? Within the research project “Form, Construction and Design Principles of late Gothic Cell Vaults – ‘Reverse Engineering’ and Experimental Archaeology”, ways of thinking about the genesis of these particular vaults are formulated.
Traces of making: shape, design and construction of late Gothic vaults
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In order to analyze the phenomenon of late Gothic “Cell Vaults“, it is essential to understand the building process, the characteristics of the specifications formulated in planning, and the design criteria for these structures. On one hand, the reasons for the invention of this particular type of vaulted ceiling in the late 15th century and its spread over a large area are usually viewed from a technological standpoint. On the other hand, the appearance of these vaults, in particular the character of their curves and surfaces, can only be described against this background. As it happens, we have no recourse to contemporary information regarding the construction techniques or the design specifications of cell vaults. This constitutes a methodological problem: how is it possible, starting from the existing artifact, to formulate a clear idea of not only the production of the vaults but also the decision-making and communication processes associated with their making? Within the research project “Form, Construction and Design Principles of late Gothic Cell Vaults – ‘Reverse Engineering’ and Experimental Archaeology”, ways of thinking about the genesis of these particular vaults are formulated.
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November 2016
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This book offers new perspectives on the role of vegetal ornament in medieval church design. Focusing on an extensive series of foliate friezes articulating iconic French monuments, such as Cluny III, Amiens Cathedral, and Mont-Saint-Michel, it demonstrates that church builders strategically used organic motifs to integrate the interior and exterior of their structures,(...)
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This book offers new perspectives on the role of vegetal ornament in medieval church design. Focusing on an extensive series of foliate friezes articulating iconic French monuments, such as Cluny III, Amiens Cathedral, and Mont-Saint-Michel, it demonstrates that church builders strategically used organic motifs to integrate the interior and exterior of their structures,(...)
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The lithic garden: Nature and the transformation of the medieval church
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This book offers new perspectives on the role of vegetal ornament in medieval church design. Focusing on an extensive series of foliate friezes articulating iconic French monuments, such as Cluny III, Amiens Cathedral, and Mont-Saint-Michel, it demonstrates that church builders strategically used organic motifs to integrate the interior and exterior of their structures, and to reinforce the connections and distinctions between the entirety of the sacred edifice and the profane world beyond its boundaries.
The lithic garden: Nature and the transformation of the medieval church
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This book offers new perspectives on the role of vegetal ornament in medieval church design. Focusing on an extensive series of foliate friezes articulating iconic French monuments, such as Cluny III, Amiens Cathedral, and Mont-Saint-Michel, it demonstrates that church builders strategically used organic motifs to integrate the interior and exterior of their structures, and to reinforce the connections and distinctions between the entirety of the sacred edifice and the profane world beyond its boundaries.
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February 2018
February 2018
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Une étude sur l'influence de l'Église sur la société, qui fait de la communauté humaine son architecture, durant le Moyen Age des années 1200 à 1500.
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Une étude sur l'influence de l'Église sur la société, qui fait de la communauté humaine son architecture, durant le Moyen Age des années 1200 à 1500.
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Cité de dieu, cité des hommes
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Une étude sur l'influence de l'Église sur la société, qui fait de la communauté humaine son architecture, durant le Moyen Age des années 1200 à 1500.
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Une étude sur l'influence de l'Église sur la société, qui fait de la communauté humaine son architecture, durant le Moyen Age des années 1200 à 1500.
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February 2016
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Ce recueil regroupe tous les textes sur le Moyen Âge publiés par Umberto Eco au cours des cinquante dernières années : "L'Art et la beauté dans l’esthétique médiévale", avec une nouvelle entrée sur « la beauté des monstres » ; "Le Problème esthétique chez Thomas d’Aquin" : "visio et proportio" ; puis viennent ensuite "Les Réflexions sur l’encyclopédie et le labyrinthe,(...)
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Ce recueil regroupe tous les textes sur le Moyen Âge publiés par Umberto Eco au cours des cinquante dernières années : "L'Art et la beauté dans l’esthétique médiévale", avec une nouvelle entrée sur « la beauté des monstres » ; "Le Problème esthétique chez Thomas d’Aquin" : "visio et proportio" ; puis viennent ensuite "Les Réflexions sur l’encyclopédie et le labyrinthe,(...)
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Umberto Eco: Écrits sur la pensée au Moyen Âge
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Ce recueil regroupe tous les textes sur le Moyen Âge publiés par Umberto Eco au cours des cinquante dernières années : "L'Art et la beauté dans l’esthétique médiévale", avec une nouvelle entrée sur « la beauté des monstres » ; "Le Problème esthétique chez Thomas d’Aquin" : "visio et proportio" ; puis viennent ensuite "Les Réflexions sur l’encyclopédie et le labyrinthe, avant et après le Moyen Âge", Deux essais sur "les malentendus à propos des pages d’Aristote sur la métaphore" ; quelques archéologies zoosémiotiques, "Les Faux au Moyen Âge", "L’Apocalypse de Beatus", "Lulle Pic et le lullisme", "Dante entre modistes et cabalistes" ; enfin, un texte consacré à James Joyce, "Portrait du thomiste en jeune homme". Des conférences, préfaces et autres écrits inédits viennent clore cette bible des médiévistes enrichie d'illustrations.
Umberto Eco: Écrits sur la pensée au Moyen Âge
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Ce recueil regroupe tous les textes sur le Moyen Âge publiés par Umberto Eco au cours des cinquante dernières années : "L'Art et la beauté dans l’esthétique médiévale", avec une nouvelle entrée sur « la beauté des monstres » ; "Le Problème esthétique chez Thomas d’Aquin" : "visio et proportio" ; puis viennent ensuite "Les Réflexions sur l’encyclopédie et le labyrinthe, avant et après le Moyen Âge", Deux essais sur "les malentendus à propos des pages d’Aristote sur la métaphore" ; quelques archéologies zoosémiotiques, "Les Faux au Moyen Âge", "L’Apocalypse de Beatus", "Lulle Pic et le lullisme", "Dante entre modistes et cabalistes" ; enfin, un texte consacré à James Joyce, "Portrait du thomiste en jeune homme". Des conférences, préfaces et autres écrits inédits viennent clore cette bible des médiévistes enrichie d'illustrations.
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April 2016
April 2016
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History until 1900, Middle Ages
History until 1900, Middle Ages
