| The Age of the Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420 Contributor(s): Duby, Georges (Author), Levieux, Eleanor (Translator), Thompson, Barbara (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0226167704 ISBN-13: 9780226167701 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1983 Annotation: Recognizing that a work of art is the product of a particular time and place as much as it is the creation of an individual, Duby provides a sweeping survey of the changing mentalities of the Middle Ages as reflected in the art and architecture of the period. "If "Age of the Cathedrals" has a fault, it is that Professor Duby knows too much, has too many new ideas and takes such a delight in setting them out. . . insights whiz to and fro like meteorites."--John Russell, "New York Times Book Review" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Art |
| Dewey: 701.03 |
| LCCN: 80022769 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.93" W x 9.12" (0.91 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recognizing that a work of art is the product of a particular time and place as much as it is the creation of an individual, Duby provides a sweeping survey of the changing mentalities of the Middle Ages as reflected in the art and architecture of the period. If Age of the Cathedrals has a fault, it is that Professor Duby knows too much, has too many new ideas and takes such a delight in setting them out. . . insights whiz to and fro like meteorites.--John Russell, New York Times Book Review |