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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101107022959

ISBN-139781107022959

eBay Product ID (ePID)143698928

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages

Publication NameGothic Screen : Space, Sculpture, and Community in the Cathedrals of France and Germany, Ca. 1200-1400

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, History / Medieval, Regional, Subjects & Themes / Religious, Europe / General

Publication Year2012

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorJaqueline E. Jung

Subject AreaArt, Architecture, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight41.3 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width8.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-016091

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"The Gothic Screen makes stimulating reading for students and scholars, pointing the way for further studies of screens of all kinds throughout medieval Europe. Never again could we wish away the Gothic screen, nor would we want to." Tom Nickson, The Medieval Journal

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal726.5/296

Table Of ContentIntroduction; Part I. The Screen as Sculpture: 1. The choir screen as partition; 2. The choir screen as bridge; 3. The choir screen as frame; Part II. The Sculpture on the Screen: 4. Women, men, and the social order; 5. Jews, Christians, and the question of the individual; 6. Nobles, peasants, and the vernacular mode; Epilogue.

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisAt the heart of Gothic cathedrals, the threshold between nave and sanctuary was marked by the choir screen, a partitioning structure of great complexity, grandeur, and beauty. Through analyses of both their architectural and sculptural components, this book reveals how these furnishings, far from being barricades or hindrances, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of a community centered on Christian rituals and stories., At the heart of Gothic cathedrals, the threshold between nave and sanctuary was marked by the choir screen, a partitioning structure of special complexity, grandeur, and beauty. At once a canopy for altars, a stage for performance, a pedestal for crucifixes and reliquaries, and a ground for spectacular arrays of narrative and iconic sculptures, the choir screen profoundly shaped the spaces of liturgy and social interaction for the diverse communities, both clerical and lay, who shared the church interior. For the first time, this book draws together the most important examples - some fully extant, others known through fragments and graphic sources - from thirteenth- and fourteenth-century France and Germany. Through analyses of both their architectural and sculptural components, Jacqueline E. Jung reveals how these furnishings, far from being barricades or hindrances, were vital vehicles of communication and shapers of a community centered on Christian rituals and stories.

LC Classification NumberNA5080 .J86 2012