| Description |
xi, 380 pages : illustrations (part color), color maps (part folded), plans (part color) ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The Arts of mankind |
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Arts of mankind.
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| Note |
Translation of L'Empire carolingien. |
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"Translated by James Emmons: parts one and four, Stuart Gilbert: part two, and Robert Allen: part three." |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 323-[338]. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Jean Hubert -- Pt. 1. Architecture and its decoration / Jean Hubert. Characteristics and sources of Carolingian architecture ; Examples and models from Northern Italy ; The imitation of antiquity ; A new urban development: towns, monasteries and palaces ; A new church design -- Pt. 2. Book painting / Jean Porcher. The court ateliers ; Unofficial painting -- Pt. 3. Sculpture and applied art / W. F. Volbach -- Conclusion / Jean Hubert -- Pt. 4. General documentation. |
| Subject |
Art, Carolingian.
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Art, Medieval -- France.
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Architecture, Carolingian.
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Architecture, Medieval -- France.
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Carolingians.
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| Added Author |
Porcher, Jean, author.
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Volbach, Wolfgang Fritz, 1892-1988, author.
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| Added Title |
Empire carolingien. English
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