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The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. This title explores why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes.

Table of Contents
Preface to the 2011 Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Personal Journey

Part I: A Grand Undertaking
1 What Is the Gothic Enterprise?
2 How Were the Cathedrals Built?

Part II: History
3 Kings, Feudal Lords, and Great Monasteries
4 The Age of Cathedral-Building
5 The Initial Vision
6 “The Cathedral Crusade”

Part III: The Gothic Look
7 What Is the Gothic Look?
8 An Image of Heaven
9 A Pragmatic View of Cathedral-Building

Part IV: The Religious Experience
10 Sacred Force and Sacred Space
11 Imagining the Cathedral
12 Honoring the Dead

Part V: The Gothic Community
13 Medieval Living Conditions
14 The Spiritual Brokers—Priests and Monarchs
15 Cathedrals and Community
Conclusion: Learning from Stonehenge

Appendix: Terminology
Notes
Bibliography
List of Illustrations and Credits
Index

The Gothic Enterprise

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 28 June 2011
      ISBN-13 9780520269996
      978-0520269996
      ISBN-10 0520269993
      Also in:
      Architecture: religious buildings History of architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. This title explores why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes.

      Table of Contents
      Preface to the 2011 Edition
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction: A Personal Journey

      Part I: A Grand Undertaking
      1 What Is the Gothic Enterprise?
      2 How Were the Cathedrals Built?

      Part II: History
      3 Kings, Feudal Lords, and Great Monasteries
      4 The Age of Cathedral-Building
      5 The Initial Vision
      6 “The Cathedral Crusade”

      Part III: The Gothic Look
      7 What Is the Gothic Look?
      8 An Image of Heaven
      9 A Pragmatic View of Cathedral-Building

      Part IV: The Religious Experience
      10 Sacred Force and Sacred Space
      11 Imagining the Cathedral
      12 Honoring the Dead

      Part V: The Gothic Community
      13 Medieval Living Conditions
      14 The Spiritual Brokers—Priests and Monarchs
      15 Cathedrals and Community
      Conclusion: Learning from Stonehenge

      Appendix: Terminology
      Notes
      Bibliography
      List of Illustrations and Credits
      Index

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