<p>  The French Revolution not only deposed the monarchy, putting an end to the ancien regime,” but its vengeful fires destroyed thousands of chateaux, the symbolsand residencesof the upper classes. The anticlerical wrath of the Revolutionists also brought about the devastation of many churches: sculptured facades were defaced, stained-glass windows shattered, and treasuries ransacked and their contents scattered. Ironically, it was these outrageous acts of the populace and the neglect of the Commune thatalmost two hundred years laterwould enable The Metropolitan Museum of Art to mount two exhibitions in as many years, presenting the Museum’s visitors with major aspects of two of the most glorious monuments of the Gothic period, the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris and the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis (designated a cathedral in 1966). [This book was originally published in 1981 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.]</p>

The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in the Time of Abbot Suger (1122-1151)

Sumner McKnight Crosby

Jane Hayward

Charles T. Little

William D. Wixom

Arts & Photography

Metropolitan Museum of Art

This comprehensive two-volume catalogue covers the outstanding collection of English and French medieval stained glass in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Written by curator Jane Hayward, the catalogue is posthumously published as Part I in the Corpus Vitrearum series and represents the culmination of Hayward's pioneering work in the field. 123 panels are examined in depth, ranging from 12th-century border ornaments from the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis to early 16th-century English Passion glass. The catalogue is illustrated with hundreds of black and white reproductions and 38 colour plates. It includes discussions on provenance, collection history, dating, style, and iconography, as well as detailed descriptions, restoration charts, and considerations of the current condition of each panel. Mary B Shepard, Hayward's colleague at The Cloisters, provides an indepth history of collecting medieval stained glass at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - a fascinating look at the formative influences behind the growth of one of the most important collections in the world.

English and French Medieval Stained Glass in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2 Volume set)

History & Criticism

Harvey Miller Publishers

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