Medieval Sculpture in France

This book, first published in 1931, was the first comprehensive textbook on the development of French medieval sculpture to appear in the English language.

Arthur Gardner (Author)

9781107615762, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 June 2013

624 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 3.2 cm, 1.1 kg

Originally published in 1931, this was the first comprehensive textbook on the development of French medieval sculpture to appear in the English language. Detailed yet accessible, it was designed to 'cater for the intelligent tourist as well as the student'. Numerous photographs are contained throughout, the majority of which were taken by the author during various church visits. Examples are drawn from more genuine and less restored pieces, and where restoration is obvious it is pointed out in the text. This is a beautifully presented book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in medieval France, church architecture and sculpture.

Preface
1. Beginnings
2. Southern schools of Romanesque
3. The Northern schools and the beginnings of Gothic
4. The thirteenth century
5. The fourteenth century
6. The last Gothic sculpture or the Franco-Flemish school
Note on Saint-Denis statues
Index.

Subject Areas: The arts: general issues [AB]