Gothic Europe 1200-1450 / Edition 1

by Derek Pearsall

Overview

This uniquely ambitious history offers an account of all aspects of cultural activity and production throughout the world of Latin Christendom 1200-1450. Beginning with a detailed description of the political and economic circumstances that allowed the 'Gothic Moment' to flourish, the body of the book is both a celebration of the Gothic cultural achievement - in cathedral-building, in manuscript illumination, in chivalric love-romance, in stained glass and in many other arts - and an investigation of its social origins and systems of production.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582276383
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/10/2001
Series:	Arts Culture and Society in the Western World
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1: 'Gothic Europe': The political and economic order 2: The social Machinery of cultural production church, court and city 3: The gothic Achievement 4: Fragmentation's 5: New Identities

Editorial Reviews

"as lively as it is thought-provoking...will be read with profit by specialist and non-specialist alike"History "commendably energetic and wide-ranging" English Historical Review "Pearsall's review of the late medieval period is as lively as it is thought-provoking. His book will be read with profit by specialist and non-specialist alike." Nigel Saul, The Historical Association, 2002

From the Publisher

Pearsall (emeritus, English, Harvard U.) does an admirable job of conveying the essence of the cultural mores of the Gothic era, stressing the power of the church, the growth of cities, the increased splendor of the courts; and concluding with the changes in society prevalent by the end of the period. An initial chapter gives an overview of the political and economic order, the social background is provided, and the descriptions of cathedrals, manuscripts, and the popular stories of chivalric love-romance follow. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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