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The lithic garden : nature and the transformation of the medieval church /

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The Lithic Garden addresses the formal, symbolic, and ideological functions of foliate ornament in medieval French churches, offering remarkable new insights on the complex relationship between organic and figural sculptures, interior and exterior design, sacred and profane spaces, and artistic form...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doquang, Mailan S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Foliation (Architecture and decoration) > France.
Church architecture > France.
Architecture, Medieval > France.
Architecture chrétienne > France.
Architecture médiévale > France.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Religious.
Architecture, Medieval
Church architecture
Foliation (Architecture and decoration)
France
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Lithic Garden addresses the formal, symbolic, and ideological functions of foliate ornament in medieval French churches, offering remarkable new insights on the complex relationship between organic and figural sculptures, interior and exterior design, sacred and profane spaces, and artistic form and liturgy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190631802
0190631805
9780190631826
0190631821
9780190631819
0190631813