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The Gothic enterprise : a guide to understanding the Medieval cathedral /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Robert A., 1935-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Architecture, Gothic.
Cathedrals.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction : a personal journey
  • I. Grand undertaking
  • What is the Gothic enterprise? ; How were the cathedrals built?
  • II. History
  • Kings, feudal lords, and great monasteries ; Age of cathedral-building ; Initial vision ; Cathedral crusade
  • III. Gothic look
  • What is the Gothic look? ; Image of heaven ; Pragmatic view of cathedral-building
  • IV. Religious experience
  • Sacred force and sacred space ; Imagining the cathedral ; Honoring the dead
  • V. Gothic community
  • Medieval living conditions ; Spiritual brokers--priests and monarchs ; Cathedrals and community
  • Conclusion : Learning from Stonehenge.