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Beschreibung
Though long recognized as one of the most beautiful works from the second half of the thirteenth century, the magnificent sculptural program of the reverse façade at Reims Cathedral has received little in the way of scholarly attention. Interpreting the iconography in the light of Latin texts associated with the building, its history and its ceremonial use, Donna Sadler assesses the significance of the reverse façade in light of other thirteenth-century visual programs associated with the court of Louis IX. The book's chapters deal with the history of the cathedral and its architectural antecedents; the iconographic message of the visual program, the meaning of the reverse façade and how it intersects with the overall iconography; the function of the verso and how it is enhanced by the marriage of form and content; and a consideration of contemporary works linked to the court of Saint Louis, concluding with a brief look at the new roles sculpture assumes as it migrates inside cathedrals. Ultimately this book reveals how the imagery on the reverse façade not only conforms to a system of memory and mode of medieval narratology, but also articulates a dominant ideological position regarding the interdependence of ecclesiastical and royal powers.
Though long recognized as one of the most beautiful works from the second half of the thirteenth century, the magnificent sculptural program of the reverse façade at Reims Cathedral has received little in the way of scholarly attention. Interpreting the iconography in the light of Latin texts associated with the building, its history and its ceremonial use, Donna Sadler assesses the significance of the reverse façade in light of other thirteenth-century visual programs associated with the court of Louis IX. The book's chapters deal with the history of the cathedral and its architectural antecedents; the iconographic message of the visual program, the meaning of the reverse façade and how it intersects with the overall iconography; the function of the verso and how it is enhanced by the marriage of form and content; and a consideration of contemporary works linked to the court of Saint Louis, concluding with a brief look at the new roles sculpture assumes as it migrates inside cathedrals. Ultimately this book reveals how the imagery on the reverse façade not only conforms to a system of memory and mode of medieval narratology, but also articulates a dominant ideological position regarding the interdependence of ecclesiastical and royal powers.
Über den Autor
Donna L. Sadler is Professor of Art History at Agnes Scott College, USA.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Introduction; Reading Reims cathedral through the palimpsest of its past; The reverse façade as complement to iconographic program; Mirror of princes in stone; Marriage of form and content; The royal context of Reims cathedral's reverse façade program; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781138108905
ISBN-10: 1138108901
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sadler, Donna L.
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 244 x 170 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Donna L. Sadler
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2017
Gewicht: 0,522 kg
Artikel-ID: 128434366

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