The Narratives of Gothic Stained Glass Tapa dura - 1997

Cambridge University Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First English Edition; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages completely free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket in Very Good condition, gently edge-worn, now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy; Stored and shipped in protective polybag; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. The dust jacket is a little edge worn, creased and scuffed. Piece cut from the top corner of the first end paper. In this book Wolfgang Kemp examines stained glass painting of early and high Gothic France and England from a variety of perspectives. Examining narrative structure and themes, authors and donors, Kemp compares these works to epic forms and themes in literature. Providing a close analysis of representative works, with a special focus on the stained glass of Sens, Bourges, and Chartres, he also demonstrates that the content of these paintings is as brilliant as their colours. Indeed, he argues that their long narratives make sense when the spectator uses the divisions and dispositions of the lancet, which establish the necessary narrative framework, as a guide. The first study of stained glass from a narratological standpoint, Kemp's ground-breaking work also relates these paintings to their immediate architectural contexts.. Hard Cover.… Leer más

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