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Author Charles, Victoria.

Title Gothic art / Victoria Charles and Klaus H. Carl ; [translator, Andrea Hacker].

Publication Info. New York : Parkstone Press international, [2008]

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Description 1 online resource (199 pages) : color illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Art of century collection
Art of century collection.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 194).
Contents Introduction -- Gothic architecture -- Gothic painting -- Gothic sculpture -- Conclusion.
Summary Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe for more than 200 years. Leaving curved Roman forms behind, the architects started using flying buttresses and pointed arches to open cathedrals to the daylight. A period of great economic and social change, the gothic era also saw the development of a new iconography celebrating the Holy Mary, in contrast to the fearful themes of dark Roman times. Full of rich changes in all the different arts (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.), Gothi.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Art, Gothic.
Art, Gothic.
Art, Gothic -- Pictorial works.
Genre/Form Pictorial works.
Subject Painting, Gothic.
Painting, Gothic.
Sculpture, Gothic.
Sculpture, Gothic.
Architecture, Gothic.
Architecture, Gothic.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Illustrated works.
Illustrated works.
Added Author Carl, Klaus H.
Hacker, Andrea.
Other Form: Print version: Charles, Victoria. Gothic art. New York : Parkstone Press international, ©2008 9781844844616 (OCoLC)166368227
ISBN 9781780428123 (electronic book)
178042812X (electronic book)
1283952289 (e-book)
9781283952286 (e-book)
9781844844616
1844844617