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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
    Publication Date: 28/06/2011
    ISBN13: 9780520269996, 978-0520269996
    ISBN10: 0520269993
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    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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