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The Age of the Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420

Barbara Thompson

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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

Language: English

Pages: 318

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: February 15, 1983

ISBN: 0226167704

ISBN 13: 9780226167701

The Age of the Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420

Barbara Thompson

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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

Language: English

Pages: 318

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: February 15, 1983

ISBN: 0226167704

ISBN 13: 9780226167701

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