Notre Dame Of Amiens

Author : Stephen Murray
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780231551472

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Notre-Dame of Amiens by Stephen Murray Pdf

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, 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. Notre-Dame of Amiens is enhanced by high-resolution images, liturgical music, and animations embedded in an innovative website.

Author : Philippe Plagnieux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 285822840X

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Amiens by Philippe Plagnieux Pdf

Author : Stephen Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521497353

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Notre-Dame, Cathedral of Amiens by Stephen Murray Pdf

A detailed study of Notre Dame, one of the most ambitious building programmes of the high middle ages.

Author : Xavier Bailly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture, Gothic
ISBN : UCSD:31822034317131

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Look along Notre-Dame d'Amiens by Xavier Bailly Pdf

Author : Stephen Murray
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520930070

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A Gothic Sermon by Stephen Murray Pdf

In this groundbreaking work, Stephen Murray seizes a rare opportunity to explore the relationship between verbal and visual culture by presenting a sermon that may have been preached during the second half of the thirteenth century in or near the cathedral of Notre-Dame of Amiens, whose sculptural program was completed at about the same time. In addition to providing a complete transcription and translation of the text, Murray examines the historical context of the sermon and draws comparisons between its underlying structure and the Gothic portals of the cathedral. In the sermon, as in the cathedral, he finds a powerful motivational mechanism that invites the repentant sinner to enter into a new contract with the Virgin Mary. The correlation between elements of the sermon's text and the sculptural components of the cathedral leads to an exploration of the socioeconomic conditions in Picardy at the time and a vivid sketch of how the cathedral and its images were used by ordinary people. The author finds parallels in the rhetorical tools used in the sermon, on the one hand, and stylistic and compositional tools used in the sculpture, on the other. In addition to providing a fascinating and cogent consideration of medieval beliefs about salvation and redemption, this book also lays the groundwork for a long overdue examination of the performative and textual in relationship to sculpture.

Author : Stephen Murray
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520238473

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A Gothic Sermon by Stephen Murray Pdf

Pathbreaking book which correlates the text of a Medieval sermon with the architectural and sculptural componants of the early Gothic church.

Author : Stan Parry
Publisher : Oro Editions
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 193962178X

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Great Gothic Cathedrals of France by Stan Parry Pdf

Great Gothic Cathedrals of France guides readers on a tour of twelve French cathedrals that best exemplify one of the greatest glories of Western civilization. From the beautiful facade of Notre-Dame in Paris to the transcendent beauty of the stained glass at Chartres, this book clarifies the significant elements of their architecture by means of its text and images. The cathedrals of Amiens, Paris, Saint Denis, Chartres, Reims, Laon, Noyon, Soissons, Sens, Beauvais, Bourges and Troyes as well as Sainte-Chapelle are all presented to give the reader and visitor to France a clear understanding of these extraordinary buildings. This publication also provides the reader with a chapter on how to "read" a stained glass window.

Author : R. Howard Bloch
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781631493935

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Paris and Her Cathedrals by R. Howard Bloch Pdf

For history readers, travelers, and scholars alike, an indispensable behind-the-scenes guide to the great cathedrals of Paris. “So infectious is R. Howard Bloch’s passion for his subject that even those unable to do the traveling required will find in Paris and Her Cathedrals an inspiring guide to these time-hallowed masterpieces of medieval culture.” —Colin Jones, author of Paris and The Great Nation Over the years, R. Howard Bloch has become renowned for the insider tours of Paris that he gives to students abroad. Long sought after by travelers and history buffs for his near-encyclopedic knowledge of French cathedrals, the eminent French literature scholar finally shares his expertise with a wider audience. In Paris and Her Cathedrals, six of the most sublime cathedrals in the penumbra of Paris—Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, Chartres, Sainte-Chapelle, Amiens, Reims—are illumined in magnificent detail as Bloch, taking us from the High Middle Ages to the devastating fire that set Notre-Dame ablaze in 2019, traces the evolution of each in turn. Written from the premise that “seeing is enhanced by knowing,” each chapter is organized along the lines of a walk around and then through the space of the cathedral, such that the actual or virtual visitor feels the rich sweep of the church, “the essence of these architectural wonders” (Antonia Felix). Animating the past with lush evocations of architectural splendor—from flying buttresses and jewel-encrusted shrines to hidden burial grounds and secret chambers—Bloch then contextualizes the cathedrals within the annals of French history. Here thrilling tales of kingly intrigue—as in Saint-Chapelle, where the pious King Louis IX amassed relics, including Christ’s crown of thorns—and audacious abbots are interspersed with anecdotes about the meeting of aristocratic and everyday life, culminating in “a rich, colorful narrative that clearly but expertly explains the history and symbolism of some of the world’s most magnificent buildings” (Ross King). To be read in preparation for an enlightened visit or merely to open a window upon the High Middle Ages in France, Paris and Her Cathedrals is a “revelation,” an “indispensable guide” (Garry Wills) to these awe-inspiring structures. Complete with the author’s own photographs, this beautifully illustrated volume vitally enhances our understanding of the history of Paris and its environs.

Author : Emma J. Wells
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781788541930

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Heaven on Earth by Emma J. Wells Pdf

A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people who built them. 'An impeccable guide to the golden age of ecclesiastical architecture' The Times 'Vivid, colourful and absorbing' Dan Jones 'An epic ode to some of our most beautiful and beloved buildings' Helen Carr The emergence of the Gothic in twelfth-century France, an architectural style characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, flying buttresses, large windows and elaborate tracery, triggered an explosion of cathedral-building across western Europe. It is this remarkable flowering of ecclesiastical architecture that forms the central core of Emma Wells's authoritative but accessible study of the golden age of the cathedral. Prefacing her account with the construction in the sixth century of the Hagia Sophia, the remarkable Christian cathedral of the eastern Roman empire, she goes on to chart the construction of a glittering sequence of iconic structures, including Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, Canterbury, Chartres, Salisbury, York Minster and Florence's Duomo. More than architectural biographies, these are human stories of triumph and tragedy that take the reader from the chaotic atmosphere of the mason's yard to the cloisters of power. Together, they reveal how 1000 years of cathedral-building shaped modern Europe, and influenced art, culture and society around the world.

Author : Jean Bony
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520907874

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French Gothic Architecture of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Jean Bony Pdf

Gothic architecture is the most visible and striking product of medieval European civilization. Jean Bony, whose reputation as a medievalist is worldwide, presents its development as an adventure of the imagination allied with radical technical advances—the result of a continuining quest for new ways of handling space and light as well as experimenting with the mechanics of stone construction. He shows how the new architecture came unexpectedly to be invented in the Paris region around 1140 and follows its history—in the great cathedrals of northern France and dozens of other key buildings—to the end of the thirteenth century, when profound changes occurred in the whole fabric of medieval civilization. Rich illustrations, including comprehensive maps, enhance the text and themselves constitute an exceptionally valuable documenation. Despite its evident scholarly intention, this book is not meant for specialists alone, but is conceived as a progressive infiltration into the complexities of history at work, revealing its unpredictable vitality to the uninitiated curious mind.

Author : Thomas Perkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Amiens (France)
ISBN : UOM:39015020372234

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The Cathedral Church of Amiens by Thomas Perkins Pdf

Author : Walter Pater
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : English essays
ISBN : HARVARD:HWKZQ4

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Miscellaneous Studies by Walter Pater Pdf

Author : Stephen Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0691042365

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Beauvais Cathedral by Stephen Murray Pdf

Intended by medieval builders to be the greatest of the High Gothic cathedrals, Saint-Pierre Beauvais has achieved notoriety among historians because it was indeed the tallest structure of its kind and because it collapsed. This book relates the extraordinary story of the cathedral which, despite the collapses of its 150-foot high choir in 1284 and its crossing tower in 1573, has managed to withstand a series of natural and political catastrophes that have ravaged the surrounding town throughout the past seven hundred years. By analyzing both archaeological evidence and historical documents, Stephen Murray examines separately the various phases of construction from the eleventh to the sixteenth century to determine the essential architectural quality of each phase and its relationship with the historical context. The author discusses, for example, how the use of a five-aisled pyramidal basilica reveals the pretensions of the founding bishop, Miles of Nanteuil, whose exclusive allegiance to the Church aroused bitter opposition from the French king Louis IX and segments of the bourgeoisie. In employing a new understanding of the process of design and construction, Murray shows that the Beauvais cathedral was the product not of one single sublime vision but of the conflict arising from several distinct artistic perspectives that may have led to the creation of a basically flawed overall structure.

Author : Zak Schmoll,Jesse Childress,Clayton R. Conder ,Mary Lou Cornish,Sharon Jones,Theresa Pihl,Joe Ricke,John P. Tuttle,Ted W. Wright,Jesse W. Baker,Donald W. Catchings, Jr.,Annie Crawford,Jason Monroe ,Seth Myers,Annie Nardone,Megan Joy Rials,Charlotte B. Thomason
Publisher : An Unexpected Journal
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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An Unexpected Journal: Saints and Sanctuaries by Zak Schmoll,Jesse Childress,Clayton R. Conder ,Mary Lou Cornish,Sharon Jones,Theresa Pihl,Joe Ricke,John P. Tuttle,Ted W. Wright,Jesse W. Baker,Donald W. Catchings, Jr.,Annie Crawford,Jason Monroe ,Seth Myers,Annie Nardone,Megan Joy Rials,Charlotte B. Thomason Pdf

Celebrating the Living Witness of People and Places of the Christian Faith Saints and sanctuaries are critical parts of the Christian experience. We learn from those who have gone before or walk alongside us. When the mission becomes exhausting, we search for havens where we can recover and find the encouragement we need to continue. This issue seeks to celebrate the Christian journey; it considers many people who have traveled in ways we can learn from and the places that supported them as they carried on. Contributors "Prelude"" Sharon Jones on a Moment of Brightness "Saints, Suffering, and Sanctuaries from Around the World: Japan, Korea, and China"" Seth Myers on Christian Heroes in Asia "Cathedral Cosmos: A Glance Heavenward into the Medieval Model": Jason Monroe on Avoiding Chronological Snobbery "From Jokers to Fools: The Fire of Notre Dame as a Call to Holiness": Megan Joy Rials on Modernity, Architecture, and Hope "Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo": Donald Catchings on Experiencing Sanctuary "The Holy Dead: Saints as Sanctuaries": Joe Ricke on Physicality and Spirituality "Sestina for Miracle-Seekers" Mary Lou Cornish on Overcoming False Piety "Shelter in the Vine: An Unexpected Sanctuary": Charlotte Thomason on a Spiritual Haven "Sanctuaries for the Suffering: Trauma and Imagination in Apologetics": Jesse Childress on Psychological Elements That Influence Worldviews "Fire and Water: Three Kwansabas": Theresa Pihl on Memories of Ugandan Martyrs "Adventure & Faith: Lessons from the Life of St. Brendan the Navigator and Bilbo Baggins": Ted Wright on Voyages and Ventures "Rest and Reemergence: Rivendell As a Sanctuary": Zak Schmoll on Healing and Pressing on "Unforsaken: Fantasy, Providence, and the Silence of God": Clayton R. Conder on Finding Clarity through the Strange "Ode to Francis": John Tuttle on a Saint to Study "But It’s Not Fair": Annie Nardone on Lessons from Boethius "The Offering of St. Ignatius": Annie Crawford on Enduring Pain for God’s Glory "The Kingdom of Kings and Queens: A Parable": Jesse Baker on a Transformational Encounter "The Voyage of the Titan": Zak Schmoll on Wanting Something Better Cover Art Our cover illustration was created by Chilean artist, apologist, and physician Virginia de la Lastra. The stained glass panel illustrates the beginning of the Great Struggle with the Fall and the saints which led the charge when the tide began to turn in the Great Reversal: Joseph, Mary, and John the Baptist. Spring 2022 Volume 5, Issue 1 270 pages

Author : Nicholas Joseph Santoro
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462040223

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Mary in Our Life by Nicholas Joseph Santoro Pdf

Mary In Our Life: An Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, The Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion presents the 1,969 names, titles, and appellations used to identify the Blessed Virgin Mary over the centuries in terms of their history and related events. Within these titles and their history can be seen the official and private attitudes and prejudices of the times; government pressures, conflicts, and interdictions; internal problems within the Catholic Church; and startling examples of dedication, devotion, and piety. Taken together, Marian titles are a real-life story of the Catholic faith.