Title Medieval art / Marilyn Stokstad

Edition Second edition Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Preface -- 1. An introduction to Medieval art. The true cross ; Christianity and the early Christian Church ; Traditional Roman art ; Official art under Constantine ; Constantine and the Christians ; Theodosius and official art in the later fourth century -- 2. The early Christian period. Jewish and Christian art before Constantine ; Christian art in the age of Constantine ; Architecture ; The fifth century ; Rome in the fifth century ; Fifth-century architecture and decoration outside Rome -- 3. The early Byzantine period: the first golden age. Architecture ; Byzantine mosaics ; Jewish mosaics ; Ivories and manuscripts ; Icons and iconoclasm -- 4. Early Medieval art in the West. A brief history; The art of the Goths and Langobards ; The art of the Merovingian Franks ; The art of the Vendels and Vikings ; Art in the British Isles -- 5. Carolingian art. Carolingian architecture ; Carolingian painting and sculpture ; Later Carolingian art -- 6. Rivals from the East: Byzantine and Islamic art. The mddle Byzantine period, 867-1204 ; The middle Byzantine Church ; Byzantine art outside the Empire; Byzantine art in the West; The Byzantine contribution to the art of the West ; Islamic art ; Architecture ; The decorative arts ; The Norman kingdom in Sicily: a unique case study -- 7. Art at the Millennium: the imperial tradition continues. Asturian and Mozarabic art in Spain ; Mozarabic art in northern Spain ; The Lombard-Catalan style in Italy, France, and Catalonia (Catalunya) ; The Congregation of Cluny ; The art of Scandinavia and the British Isles ; The art of the Ottonian Empire ; Ottonian church treasures ; Ottonian architecture and bronze sculpture -- 8. Romanesque art. Secular architecture ; The Empire and the Papacy ; Catalonia (Catalunya) ; The "pilgrimage style" in Languedoc and Northern Spain ; Burgundy ; The Cistercians ; Western France (Aquitaine) ; Normandy and England -- 9. Origins of Gothic art: the "Year 1200" style. The first Gothic churches ; Stained glass ; Early Gothic sculpture ; The new Gothic cathedrals ; English Gothic art ; Books for women ; Art of the "Year 1200" ; The spread of early Gothic art -- 10. Mature Gothic art. The Cathedral of Chartres ; The architecture of cathedrals ; Architectural sculpture ; Gothic art in England ; Gothic art in the Empire: Germany and Italy ; The art of the French court and the Rayonnant style ; Approaches to Gothic art -- 11. Rayonnant Gothic and its reverberations. The Later Rayonnant style ; England and the decorated style ; Gothic art in German lands ; The synagogue ; Catalonia (Catalunya) ; Gothic art in Italy ; Fourteenth-century Italian painting ; The character of Gothic art -- 12. Late Gothic art. The end of the Middle Ages --Timeline: Europe in the Middle Ages -- Glossary -- Selected readings -- Photo credits -- Index Summary This beautifully produced survey of over a thousand years of Western art and architecture introduces the reader to a vast period of history ranging from ancient Rome to the age of exploration. The monumental arts and the diverse minor arts of the Middle Ages are presented here within the social, religious, and political frameworks of lands as varied as France and Denmark, Spain and Turkey. Marilyn Stokstad also teaches her reader how to look at medieval art-which aspects of architecture, sculpture, or painting are important and for what reasons. Stylistic and iconographic issues and themes are thoroughly addressed with attention paid to aesthetic and social contexts. Significantly updated, this second edition of Medieval Art spans the period from the second to the fifteenth centuries and includes over 4000 illustrations, over 100 in color, detailed maps, a time-line, glossary, bibliography, and index-all in a larger 8 by 10 inch trim size Notes "First published 2004 by Westview Press"--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 17, 2018) Subject Art, Medieval -- History Art, Medieval. ART -- History -- General. Art, Medieval Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780429495038 042949503X 9780429974663 0429974663 9780429963582 9780429985744 0429985746 0429963580 9780429963582

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