Gothic Europe 1200-1450 |
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| Author:
| Pearsall, Derek |
| Series title: | Arts Culture and Society in the Western World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-582-27638-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2001 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $82.95 |
Book Description:
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This uniquely ambitious history offers an account of all aspects of cultural activity and production throughout the world of Latin Christendom 1200-1450. Beginning with a detailed description of the political and economic circumstances that allowed the 'Gothic Moment' to flourish, the body of the book is both a celebration of the Gothic cultural achievement - in cathedral-building, in manuscript illumination, in chivalric love-romance, in stained glass and in many other arts - and an...
More DescriptionThis uniquely ambitious history offers an account of all aspects of cultural activity and production throughout the world of Latin Christendom 1200-1450. Beginning with a detailed description of the political and economic circumstances that allowed the 'Gothic Moment' to flourish, the body of the book is both a celebration of the Gothic cultural achievement - in cathedral-building, in manuscript illumination, in chivalric love-romance, in stained glass and in many other arts - and an investigation of its social origins and systems of production.