| Description |
xx, 299 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Early Christianity -- The early Christian catacombs and their decoration -- The early Christian basilica and its decoration -- Byzantium -- The Byzantine icon -- The centralized building: S. Vitale and court ceremony -- The Byzantine church and its decoration -- The migrations -- Barbarian metalwork and grave goods -- The medieval monastery -- The renewal of the Christian Roman Empire -- The imperial image -- The resurgence -- The Romanesque pilgrimage church -- The Romanesque portal -- The bronze door -- The Romanesque capital -- Metalwork of the church treasuries -- Mosan metalwork -- Urbanization and secularization -- The Gothic cathedral -- The Gothic portal -- The Gothic stained-glass window -- The Gothic altarpiece -- The Gothic fresco -- Gothic devotional objects -- The illuminated Word -- Form and script -- The preparation of the manuscript, the process of illumination, and types of text decoration -- Ecclesiastical books: their patronage and their miniatures -- Secular manuscripts -- The early printed book -- The courtly image -- The tapestry -- Secular architecture -- Medieval towns and cities -- The medieval artist and architect. |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, c1979. |
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Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 275-280. |
| Subject |
Art, Medieval.
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| ISBN |
0801493064 paperback |
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