Framing the church: the social and artistic power of buttresses in French Gothic architecture

"Examines Gothic architecture and the visual and cultural significance of the adoption of externalized buttressing systems in twelfth-century France. Demonstrates how buttressing frames operated as sites of display, points of transition, and mechanisms of demarcation"--

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Main Author: Hutterer, Maile Sophia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press [2019]
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Summary:"Examines Gothic architecture and the visual and cultural significance of the adoption of externalized buttressing systems in twelfth-century France. Demonstrates how buttressing frames operated as sites of display, points of transition, and mechanisms of demarcation"--
Physical Description:xii, 207 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm
ISBN:9780271083445

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