Gothic art

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Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe for more than 200 years. Leaving curved Roman forms behind, the architects started using flying buttresses and pointed arches to open cathedrals to the daylight. A period of great economic and social change, the gothic era also saw the development of a new iconography celebrating the Holy Mary, in contrast to the fearful themes of dark Roman …

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Title Statements

Full title :Gothic art / Victoria Charles and Klaus H. Carl ; [translator, Andrea Hacker].

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Parkstone Press International
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (199 pages) : : color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781780428123, 178042812X, 1283952289, 9781283952286, 9781906981020, 1906981027
oclc:ocn778727846
LC Classification:N6310
Dewey Decimal:709.022

Introduction -- Gothic architecture -- Gothic painting -- Gothic sculpture -- Conclusion.

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Architecture gothique Architecture, Gothic ART -- History Art gothique Art gothique -- Ouvrages illustrés Art, Gothic Art, Gothic -- Pictorial works Painting, Gothic Peinture gothique Pictorial works Sculpture gothique Sculpture, Gothic