"In the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht there hangs a panel painting whose diminutive size belies the magnificence of its contents (Plate I). Supporting a soaring canopy of rib vaults, two rows of polished marble columns mark the outer boundaries of the picture; their lower …
"This book reveals how Gothic choir screens, through both their architecture and sculpture, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of community within the Christian church"-- "In the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht there hangs a panel painting whose diminutive siz…
"This book reveals how Gothic choir screens, through both their architecture and sculpture, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of community within the Christian church"-- "In the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht there hangs a panel painting whose diminutive siz…
"This book reveals how Gothic choir screens, through both their architecture and sculpture, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of community within the Christian church"-- "In the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht there hangs a panel painting whose diminutive siz…
This book reveals how Gothic choir screens, through both their architecture and sculpture, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of community within the Christian church" In the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht there hangs a panel painting whose diminutive size be…
[Back cover] At the heart of Gothic cathedrals, the threshold between nave and sanctuary was marked by the choir screen, a partitioning structure of special complexity, grandeur, and beauty. At once a canopy for altars, a stage for performance, a pedestal for crucifixes and reli…
"This book reveals how Gothic choir screens, through both their architecture and sculpture, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of community within the Christian church"--Provided by publisher. "In the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht there hangs a panel paintin…
"This book reveals how Gothic choir screens, through both their architecture and sculpture, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of community within the Christian church"-- "In the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht there hangs a panel painting whose diminutive siz…