The Gothic enterprise : a guide to understanding the medieval cathedral /
The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. Evoking feelings of awe and humility, they make us want to understand what inspired the people who had the audacity to build them. This engrossing book surveys an era that has fired the historical i...
| Main Author: | Scott, Robert A., 1935- |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=386080 |
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Gothic enterprise. |
| Summary: |
The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. Evoking feelings of awe and humility, they make us want to understand what inspired the people who had the audacity to build them. This engrossing book surveys an era that has fired the historical imagination for centuries. In it Robert A. Scott explores why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes. As a traveler's companion or a rich source of knowledge for the armchair enthusiast, The Gothic Enterprise helps us understand how ordinary people managed such tremendous feats of physical and creative energy at a time when technology was rudimentary, famine and disease were rampant, the climate was often harsh, and communal life was unstable and incessantly violent. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published: University of California Press, 2003. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxii, 294 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780520949560 0520949560 1283278154 9781283278157 |