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Gothic Enterprise A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

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ISBN-10: 0520269993

ISBN-13: 9780520269996

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: Robert A. Scott

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Book details

List price: $23.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/28/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.63" wide x 9.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Preface to the 2011 Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Personal Journey
A Grand Undertaking
What Is the Gothic Enterprise?
How Were the Cathedrals Built?
History
Kings, Feudal Lords, and Great Monasteries
The Age of Cathedral-Building
The Initial Vision
"The Cathedral Crusade"
The Gothic Look
What Is the Gothic Look?
An Image of Heaven
A Pragmatic View of Cathedral-Building
The Religious Experience
Sacred Force and Sacred Space
Imagining the Cathedral
Honoring the Dead
The Gothic Community
Medieval Living Conditions
The Spiritual Brokers-Priests and Monarchs
Cathedrals and Community
Conclusion: Learning from Stonehenge
Terminology
Notes
Bibliography
List of Illustrations and Credits
Index