The Virgin Of Chartres
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Author |
: Margot Elsbeth Fassler |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 626 |
Release |
: 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300110883 |
ISBN-13 |
: 030011088X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Virgin of Chartres by : Margot Elsbeth Fassler
Medieval Christians knew the past primarily through what they saw and heard. History was reenacted every year in ritual observances particular to each place and region and rooted in the legends of local saints.This richly illustrated book explores the layers of history found in the cult of the Virgin of Chartres as it developed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Focusing on the major relic of Chartres Cathedral, the Virgin’s gown, and the Feast of Mary's Nativity, Margot Fassler employs a wide range of historical evidence including local histories, letters, obituaries, chants, liturgical sources, and reports of miracles, leading to a detailed reading of the cathedral's west façade. This interdisciplinary volume will prove invaluable to historians who work in religion, politics, music, and art but will also serve as a guidebook for all interested in the history of Chartres Cathedral.
Author |
: Jean Markale |
Publisher |
: Inner Traditions |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 2004-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1594770204 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781594770203 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cathedral of the Black Madonna by : Jean Markale
Explores the connection between ancient druidic worship of a virgin at Chartres and the veneration of the Black Madonna • Examines the Virgin Mary’s origins in the pagan worship of the Mother Goddess • Identifies Mary with the dominant solar goddess of matriarchal societies The great cathedral of Chartres is renowned the world over as a masterpiece of High Gothic architecture and for its remarkable stained glass, considered alchemical glass, and its mystical labyrinth. But the sacred foundations of this sanctuary go back to a time long before Christianity when this site was a clearing where druids worshiped a Virgo Paritura: a virgin about to give birth. This ancient meeting place, where all the druids in Gaul gathered once a year, now houses the magnificent Chartres cathedral dedicated both to the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and to one of the most venerated Black Madonnas in Europe: Our Lady of the Pillar. Coincidence? Hardly, says Jean Markale, whose exhaustive examination of the site traces Chartres’ roots back to prehistoric times and the appeal of the Black Madonna back to the ancient widespread worship of Mother Goddesses such as Cybele and Isis. Markale contends that the mother and child depicted by the Black Madonna are descended from the image worshipped by the druids of the Virgin forever giving birth. This image is not merely a representation of maternal love--albeit of a spiritual nature. It is a theological notion of great refinement: the Virgin gives birth ceaselessly to a world, a God, and a humanity in perpetual becoming.
Author |
: Jill Kimberly Hartwell Geoffrion |
Publisher |
: Mount Tabor Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1612618944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781612618944 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Visions of Mary by : Jill Kimberly Hartwell Geoffrion
Through image and word, author and photographer Jill Geoffrion offers a unique visual and meditative journey, unfolding the story of Mary at Chartres on the pages of this book.
Author |
: Titus Burckhardt |
Publisher |
: World Wisdom Books |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105215304333 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chartres and the Birth of the Cathedral by : Titus Burckhardt
This new and revised edition of Titus Burckhardt's masterpiece, Chartres and the Birth of the Cathedral, is a richly colored window onto the lofty intellectual and spiritual climate that conceived the marvel that is Gothic architecture. Featuring a new appendix with three sections, and a new Foreword by John James, a world authority on Chartres, as well as 25 new illustrations, it cannot fail to inspire the reader to become a pilgrim to Chartres.
Author |
: John H. Lienhard |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 276 |
Release |
: 2003-04-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0195167317 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780195167313 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Engines of Our Ingenuity by : John H. Lienhard
This book explores the nature of creativity in engineering and technology, and how it relates to creativity in art or science. Lienhard has for ten years done a twice-weekly radio show, carried on about 35 NPR stations, consisting of 3-minute essays on technology. He uses the substance of selected segments of his radio program to create a continuous narrative presenting his insights on technological creativity. This book has the same title as his radio program, to further draw the attention of his one million listeners.
Author |
: Édouard Jeauneau |
Publisher |
: University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages |
: 138 |
Release |
: 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781442600072 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1442600071 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rethinking the School of Chartres by : Édouard Jeauneau
Deftly translated by Claude Paul Desmarais, Rethinking the School of Chartres provides a narrative that is critical, passionate, and witty.
Author |
: Henry Adams |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2019-09-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783734064630 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3734064635 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by : Henry Adams
Reproduction of the original: Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
Author |
: Malcolm B. Miller |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 100 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015053409341 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chartres Cathedral by : Malcolm B. Miller
The author is the world's foremost authority on Chartres, and is in residence there most of the year. He shows us the history of the cathedral and teaches us how to "read" the world-famous stained glass and sculpture, explaining the references to Scripture and the teachings of the Church. Chartres alone, of all the great medieval churches, has survived into the 20th century almost intact, not only architecturally but with its vast inconographic program in 12th-and 13th-century stained glass and sculpture. Medieval art was intended not just to embellish the church but to instruct the people, for there was no printing. Scholars could therefore teach their students, the clergy preach sermons and parents read the lives of the saints to their children using the 'texts' in stained glass and sculpture. The sister churches of Chartres have been sadly vandalized to varying degrees by Reform, revolution, war or natural disaster. Here in Chartres the 'text' is virtually complete. A concise glossary of symbolic images has been included as well as a complete plan of all the windows in the cathedral, and an index.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 488 |
Release |
: 2019-06-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004395718 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004395717 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Investigations in Medieval Stained Glass by :
With many excellent books on medieval stained glass available, the reader of this anthology may well ask: “what is the contribution of this collection?” In this book, we have chosen to step away from national, chronological, and regional models. Instead, we started with scholars doing interesting work in stained glass, and called upon colleagues to contribute studies that represent the diversity of approaches to the medium, as well as up-to-date bibliographies for work in the field. Contributors are: Wojciech Balus, Karine Boulanger, Sarah Brown, Elizabeth Carson Pastan, Madeline H. Caviness, Michael W. Cothren, Francesca Dell’Acqua, Uwe Gast, Françoise Gatouillat, Anne Granboulan, Anne F. Harris, Christine Hediger, Michel Hérold, Timothy B. Husband, Alyce A. Jordan, Herbert L. Kessler, David King, Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz, Claudine Lautier, Ashley J. Laverock, Meredith P. Lillich, Isabelle Pallot-Frossard, Hartmut Scholz, Mary B. Shepard, Ellen M. Shortell, Nancy M. Thompson.
Author |
: Victoria Finlay |
Publisher |
: Getty Publications |
Total Pages |
: 122 |
Release |
: 2014-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781606064290 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1606064290 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Brilliant History of Color in Art by : Victoria Finlay
The history of art is inseparable from the history of color. And what a fascinating story they tell together: one that brims with an all-star cast of characters, eye-opening details, and unexpected detours through the annals of human civilization and scientific discovery. Enter critically acclaimed writer and popular journalist Victoria Finlay, who here takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on an unforgettable tour through the brilliant history of color in art. Written for newcomers to the subject and aspiring young artists alike, Finlay’s quest to uncover the origins and science of color will beguile readers of all ages with its warm and conversational style. Her rich narrative is illustrated in full color throughout with 166 major works of art—most from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Readers of this book will revel in a treasure trove of fun-filled facts and anecdotes. Were it not for Cleopatra, for instance, purple might not have become the royal color of the Western world. Without Napoleon, the black graphite pencil might never have found its way into the hands of Cézanne. Without mango-eating cows, the sunsets of Turner might have lost their shimmering glow. And were it not for the pigment cobalt blue, the halls of museums worldwide might still be filled with forged Vermeers. Red ocher, green earth, Indian yellow, lead white—no pigment from the artist’s broad and diverse palette escapes Finlay’s shrewd eye in this breathtaking exploration.