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An Introduction to Music and Art in the Western World
Author: Milo Wold
ISBN-10: 0697255840
ISBN-13: 9780697255846
Published: 1995-06-01
Publisher: Brown & Benchmark
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An Introduction to Music and Art in the Western World, 10th edition, is a clear and attractive guide to the great artists and composers of the West and the societies in which they lived and worked.
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Romanesque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting
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ISBN-10: 3833160055
ISBN-13: 9783833160059
Published: 2011-10-15
Publisher: hf ULLMANN
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Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval Churches
Author: Anthony Weir
ISBN-10: 0713474041
ISBN-13: 9780713474046
Published: 1993-12
Publisher: B T Batsford Ltd
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An abundance of extraordinary sculptures considered "obscene" by today's standards may be found on churches in Britain, Ireland, France and Spain. This book examines their origins and purposes and sees them not as magical fertility symbols or idols in ancient pre-Christian religions, but as serious works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval folk and thus gave support to the Church's moral teaching.
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The Romanesque: Towns, Cathedrals and Monasteries
Author: Henri Stierlin
ISBN-10: 3822812374
ISBN-13: 9783822812372
Published: 2001-04-15
Publisher: Taschen
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Originated by art theorists in the 19th Century, the term "Romanesque" refers to a school of religious architecture and design from the early medieval period. As with all terms that attempt to summarize an epoch, "Romanesque" artificially constructs the notion of one unified style, but as this book makes clear, the Romanesque tendency consisted of many different, eclectic characteristics. The investigation back through time leads us across the ancient pilgrim routes of the Pyrenees, and then into a vast range of devotional structures - churches, tombs, monuments, cathedrals and basilicas. Each one carries its own regional imprint and spiritual iconography. Containing rigorously detailed and comprehensive insights into all aspects of Romanesque symbolism and ritual, this book includes analysis of liturgical equipment, and explores the significance of many features of the buildings.
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Early Medieval Architecture (Oxford History of Art)
Author: Roger Stalley
ISBN-10: 0192842234
ISBN-13: 9780192842237
Published: 1999-12-02
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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The early middle ages were an exciting period in the history of European architecture, culminating in the development of the Romanesque style. Major architectural innovations were made during this time including the medieval castle, the church spire, and the monastic cloister. By avoiding the traditional emphasis on chronological development, Roger Stalley provides a radically new approach to the subject, exploring issues and themes rather than sequences and dates. In addition to analysing the language of the Romanesque, the book examines the engineering achievements of the builders, focusing on how the great monuments of the age were designed and constructed. Ranging from Gotland to Apulia, Stalley explores the richness and variety of European architecture in terms of the social and religious aspirations of the time. Symbolic meanings associated with architecture are also thoroughly investigated. Written with style and humour, the lively text includes many quotations from ancient sources, providing fascinating insight into the way that medieval buildings were created, and in the process enlivening study of this period.
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King of the Confessors
Author: Thomas Hoving
ISBN-10: 0345303709
ISBN-13: 9780345303707
Published: 1982-07-12
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Medieval Architecture (Oxford History of Art)
Author: Nicola Coldstream
ISBN-10: 0192842765
ISBN-13: 9780192842763
Published: 2002-07-18
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Medieval architecture comprises much more than the traditional image of Gothic cathedrals and the castles of chivalry. A great variety of buildings--synagogues, halls, and barns--testify to the diverse communities and interests in western Europe in the centuries between 1150 and 1550. This book looks at their architecture from an entirely fresh perspective, shifting the emphasis away from such areas as France towards the creativity of other regions, including central Europe and Spain. Treating the subject thematically, Coldstream seeks out what all buildings, both religious and secular, have in common, and how they reflect the material and spiritual concerns of the people who built and used them. Furthermore, the author considers how and why, after four centuries of shaping the landscapes and urban patterns of Europe, medieval styles were superseded by classicism.
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The Intelligence of Art (Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History)
Author: Thomas Crow
ISBN-10: 0807849006
ISBN-13: 9780807849002
Published: 2000-08-28
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
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With this book, Thomas Crow contributes a refreshing analysis of the present state of art history, the practice of interpreting art and making it "intelligible." He aims to relocate the discussion of theory and method in art history away from models borrowed from other disciplines by presenting what he considers three of the most successful and challenging works in the literature of art history: Meyer Schapiro on the Romanesque portal sculpture of the abbey church of Sainte Marie in the French town of Souillac, Claude Levi-Strauss on the Native American masks of the Northwest Coast, and Michael Baxandall on the limewood sculptors of Renaissance Germany.Sketching the history of trends in art history—from description and biography, to more recent social-historical methods, to the latest wave of postmodernist approaches—Crow sets out a course that affirms the rich and valuable tools of language and methodology developed by generations of art historians while recognizing the important contribution of recent theory in raising the interpretive stakes.The Intelligence of Art offers nothing less than a concrete new way to grasp the infinitely complex operations of human intelligence in artistic form.
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The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
Author: Peter Barnet
ISBN-10: 0300111428
ISBN-13: 9780300111422
Published: 2006-02-28
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Cloisters is the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This splendid new guide, richly illustrated with more than 175 color pictures, offers a broad introduction to the remarkable history of The Cloisters as well as a lively and informative discussion of the treasures within.Assembled with Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements dating from the twelfth through the fifteenth century, The Cloisters is itself a New York City landmark, overlooking sweeping vistas of the Hudson River in Upper Manhattan. Long cherished as a world-class museum, it also contains beautiful gardens featuring plants, fruit trees, and useful herbs familiar from the collection’s medieval tapestries and other works of art. Among the masterworks of medieval religious and domestic life housed in The Cloisters are exceptional examples of carved ivory, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, silver- and goldsmiths’ work, and tapestries, including the famous Unicorn in Captivity.Enriched by the latest scholarship from The Cloisters’ expert staff of curators, educators, and horticulturalists, this volume will stand as the definitive source on the collection for years to come.
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