The Gothic Image: Religious Art In France Of The Thirteenth Century (Icon Editions)

<p>Emile Male's book aids understanding of medieval art and medieval symbolism, and of the vision of the world which presided over the building of the French cathedrals. It looks at French religious art in the Middle Ages, its forms, and especially the Eastern sources of sculptural iconography used in the cathedrals of France. Fully illustrated with many footnotes it acts as a useful guide for the student of Western culture.</p>

The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France of the Thirteenth Century (Icon Editions)

Émile Mâle

Religion & Spirituality

Harper and Row

Excerpt from L'Art Religieux du Xiiie Siècle en France: Étude sur l'Iconographie du Moyen Age Et sur Ses Sources d'InspirationNous avons essayé précisément dans ce livre de donner une forme systema tique a leurs recherches, et, partout où nous l'avons pu, nous avons tenté de les compléter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

L'Art Religieux du Xiiie Siècle en France: Étude sur l'Iconographie du Moyen Age Et sur Ses Sources d'Inspiration (Classic Reprint)

Arts & Photography

Sculpture

Forgotten Books

233p hardback, dustjacket edges a little worn, plates showing sculpture and architecture, clean pages, a firm copy, very good

Art and Artists of the Middle Ages (French Medieval Art Series)

Black Swan Books

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