The foundations of Christian art
Subtitle: illustrated
By: Titus Burckhardt ; edited by Michael Oren Fitzgerald ; foreword by Keith Critchlow.
Contributors: Fitzgerald, Michael Oren, 1949-
Series: Sacred art in tradition series
Publisher: World Wisdom
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781933316123
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the sacred art of Christianity; title: The role of illuminated manuscripts in Christian art; title: The heavenly Jerusalem; title: The foundations of Christian art; title: The royal portal of Chartres Cathedral; title: Two examples of Christian symbolism; title: The portal of St. Gall; title: Simone Martini; title: The theological message of Russian icons; title: The decadence and the renewal of christian art; title: Late Renaissance and baroque : the tragedy of Christian art.