Gothic
Subtitle: visual art of the Middle Ages 1140-1500
By: edited by Rolf Toman ; photographs by Achim Bednorz ; text by Bruno Klein ; produced by Thomas Paffen ; [translation from German by Christine Shuttleworth]
Publisher: H.F. Ullmann
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Potsdam, Germany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9783848000401
Subjects: Gothic Art
Work titles: Gotik : Bildkultur des Mittelalters 1140-1500. English
Description: " After the global hit Ars Sacra, Rolf Toman and his team embark on a journey once more. The famous French cathedrals of Chartres, Reims and Laon are not the only highlights of this volume. Outstanding treasures of medieval imagery such as religious panel paintings, Madonna statues, illumination and goldsmith art; courtly culture also gets attention. With his passion and meticulousness, photographer Achim Bednorz succeeded to get details in front of his camera that cannot even be perceived on the original locally. The photographs that are exclusive for this volume are particularly well-presented in their large format. The author Bruno Klein wrote his take on Gothic history to fit, and swiftly takes the reader into a past medieval world almost forgotten. "
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The agents' heightened will to expression; title: The cathedral: norm and standard; title: The city: place of cultural exchange and progress; title: The world of courts and knights; title: To instruct, move, and delight; title: In harmony with God and the saints; title: Provision for the hereafter and the need for recognition; title: The new media of Gothic art; title: Buildings and sculpture become art.