The Sainte-Chapelle and the construction of sacral monarchy : royal architecture in thirteenth-century Paris

"This book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important monuments of French Gothic architecture, the Sainte-Chapelle, constructed in Paris by King Louis IX of France between 1239 and 1248 especially to hold and to celebrate Christ's Crown of Thorns. Meredith Cohen argues that th...

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1. Verfasser: Cohen, Meredith 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014
Schlagworte:Architecture, High Gothic Symbolism in architecture Sovereignty Ludwig Auftraggeber Sainte-Chapelle Geschichte 1239-1248 Paris König Mäzenatentum mehr... Kirchenbau Städtebau Geschichte 1200-1300
Umfang:XI, 293 S., [7] Bl