Author: Henry AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Author: Henry AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Author: Henry AdamsPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069124197X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
This first paperback facsimile of the classic 1913 edition includes thirteen photographs and numerous illustrations of the great cathedrals of Northern France. Henry Adams referred to this book as "A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity," and its expansive scope, together with the author's deep understanding of the period, makes it a classic in art history as well as in American literature. He wrote, "I wanted to show the intensity of the vital energy of a given time, and of course that intensity had to be stated in its two highest terms-religion and art." Henry Adams' record of his journeys through France, searching for images of unity in an age of conflict, is accompanied by observations on literature, politics, religion, and maior church leaders such as Abelard, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Tides of Mont St.-Michel
Author: Roger VercelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Le Mont-Saint-Michel (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Author: Henry AdamsMont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Author: Henry AdamsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734064635
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
Universe of Stone
Author: Philip BallPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061970077
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
“[A] lively biography of Chartres Cathedral . . . Ball’s account of its construction reveals fascinating details.” —The New Yorker Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries—and why was it built at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic? In this work, Aventis Prize winner and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Philip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres and brilliantly explores how its construction—and the creation of other Gothic cathedrals—represented a profound and dramatic shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world. Beautifully illustrated, filled with astonishing insight, Universe of Stone embeds the magnificent cathedral in the culture of the twelfth century—its schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debates—enabling us to view this ancient architectural marvel with fresh eyes. “A terrific book . . . a lucid, thoughtful tour de force.” —The Christian Science Monitor “Engrossing . . . a resplendent account of the mysteries of Chartres Cathedral.” —Sunday Times “There is no better introduction to the subject.” —The Wall Street Journal
Novels, Mont Saint Michel, The Education
Author: Henry AdamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780940450127
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Author: Henry AdamsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387032935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
From Silicon Valley to Swaziland
Author: Rick WalleighPublisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 1627871853
Category : Baby boom generation
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
MONT-SAINT-MICHEL AND CHARTRES
Author: HENRY. ADAMSPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033643211
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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