Building the medieval world
By: Christine Sciacca
Series: The medieval imagination; Medieval imagination
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum; British Library
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Los Angeles; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781606060063; 9780712350945
Description: "Some of the great and lasting achievements of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance are the architectural wonders of soaring cathedrals and grand castles and palaces. While many of these edifices survive, many more are lost, and it is within the pages of illuminated manuscripts that we often find the best record of the appearance of these amazing buildings. This volume illustrates the creative ways in which medieval artists represented architecture, offering insight into what these buildings meant for medieval people. Such structures were not just made to be inhabited—they symbolized grandeur, power, and even heaven on earth. Building the Medieval World accompanied an exhibition of the same name that was on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from March 2 through May 16, 2010"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : architecture in medieval life; title: Mirror of the medieval world. The castle; title: Church spaces; title: Medieval cities, towns, and countryside; title: Documenting historical buildings; title: Medieval construction methods; title: Focus : architecture inside and out; title: Architecture in stories and symbols. Architecture in Scripture; title: Architecture in medieval literature; title: Saints and their architectural symbols; title: The Virgin Mary and the church; title: Focus : architecture takes center stage; title: Architecture beyond buildings. Architecture in the margins; title: Triumphal arches and niches of honor; title: Framing charts and texts; title: Structuring compositions; title: Focus : architecture abstracted.