| Description |
xii, 422 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"Notre-Dame of Amiens is one of the great Gothic cathedrals. Its construction began in 1220, and artistic production in the Gothic mode lasted well into the sixteenth century. In this magisterial chronicle, Stephen Murray invites readers to see the cathedral as more than just a thing of the past: it is a living document of medieval Christian society that endures in our own time. Murray tells the cathedral's story from the overlapping perspectives of the social groups connected to it, exploring the ways that the layfolk who visit the cathedral occasionally, the clergy who use it daily, and the artisans who created it have interacted with the building over the centuries. He considers the cycles of human activity around the cathedral and shows how groups of makers and users have been inextricably intertwined in collaboration and, occasionally, conflict. The book travels around and through the spaces of the cathedral, allowing us to re-create similar passages by our medieval predecessors. Murray reveals the many worlds of the cathedral and brings them together in the architectural triumph of its central space. A beautifully illustrated account of a grand and historically and religiously important building from a variety of perspectives and in a variety of time periods, this book offers readers a memorable tour of Notre-Dame of Amiens that celebrates the cathedral's eight hundredth anniversary in 2020"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Visiting the Cathedral -- The Portals : Unscrambling the Plot -- Clergy, Artisans, and Laypeople : Makers and Users -- Telling the Story of the Great Enterprise, I, 1220-c. 1300 : Incomplete Completion -- Telling the Story of the Great Enterprise, II, c. 1300-1530 : Continuing Work, Immediate Danger, Triumphant End -- Liturgical Performance : Angels in the Architecture. |
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Cathédrale d'Amiens.
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Architecture, Gothic -- France -- Amiens.
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Architecture and society -- France -- Amiens -- History.
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Amiens (France) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Cathédrale d'Amiens. (OCoLC)fst00537576
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Architecture and society. (OCoLC)fst00813574
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Architecture, Gothic. (OCoLC)fst00813758
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Buildings. (OCoLC)fst00840962
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France -- Amiens.
(OCoLC)fst01206552
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Murray, Stephen, Notre-Dame of Amiens New York : Columbia University Press, 2020. 9780231551472 (DLC) 2019056079 |
| ISBN |
9780231195768 hardcover |
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0231195761 hardcover |
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9780231551472 electronic book |
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