Carolingian Art

Hubert, Jean; Porcher, Jean; Volbach, W.F. (trans. James Emmons, Stuart Gilbert and Robert Allen)

Verlag: Thames & Hudson, London,, 1970

Beschreibung

Hardcover, quarto; red cloth boards with gilt spine titling and centre board gilt publisher's insignia, 380pp., 102 colour and 278 monochrome plates, 49 plans and maps, some fold-out; Chronological table, Bibliography; List of Illustrations and Glossary-Index. Boards clean and solid; offsetting to endpapers; spotting to text block edges. Rubbed illustrated dustwrapper with wear and scraping to edges, chipping at spine extremities, very small tear on lower spine edge. Very good and professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. In the ninth century Charlemagne shaped an empire whose order, learning and art echoed the glory of the Caesars and laid the foundations of mediaeval humanism. He supported the founding of schools, the revival of Latin literature and the development of the minuscule script. He consolidated the reform ot the monasteries and the liturgy. His conquests brought in vast riches to the treasuries of his court and the applied arts were practised with a perfection that in some cases has never been surpassed. Three authorities examine these lavish artistic manifestations of a great Christian civilization in the heart of barbarian Europe, from the famous Utrecht Psalter to the Chapel Palatine at Aachen, which still stands today. Jean Hubert describes the monumental religious and secular buildings and the new, seminal designs of churches resulting from liturgical reforms. Jean Porcher and W F Volbach discuss the complex, sophisticated art of manuscript painting, ivories, gold-work, enamels and jewellery. The final documentary section contains architectural plans, a list of manuscripts, a detailed chronology, a comprehensive bibliography, maps of the Carolingian Empire and a combined index and dictionary of people, places and terms mentioned. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 31667

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Carolingian Art

Verlag: Thames & Hudson, London,

Erscheinungsdatum: 1970