Sumptuous arts at the royal abbeys in Reims and Braine : ornatus elegantiae, varietate stupendes

Author

Caviness, Madeline Harrison

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill. (some col.); 1 map; plans; bibliogr.; index ; xxv, 401 p. ; 1990

ISBN

0691040583

Publisher

Princeton University Press, Princeton (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Study focusing on the late 12th c. stained glass at the abbeys of S. Remi (Reims) and S. Yved (Braine). Includes discussion of style, technique, chronology and iconography. The glass is considered in relation to the liturgical and spiritual functions of all the "sumptuous arts" at each abbey.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Stained glass -- France
• Stained glass
• France
• 1100-1200
• S. Yved (Premonstratensian abbey)||Braine (FRA)
• Style
• Technique
• Christian iconography
• Liturgy
• Spirituality
• Religious art
• Monasteries
• Royalty

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Vitrail -- France
• Vitrail
• France
• 1100-1200
• S. Yved (abbaye prémontrée)||Braine (FRA)
• Style
• Technique
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Liturgie
• Spiritualité
• Art religieux
• Abbaye
• Royauté

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920401-00424625

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