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recommendations for high gothic architecture books?
im searching for some cool books that not only show pictures of good examples, but also descriptions of the buildings and locations. anyone know of any good books i could check out?
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- the hunch back of notre dame is a really good book and the main thing is the cathedral of notre dame. which is Gothic architecture
- If you have a Borders near you there is a book in the discounted books section(at least here in philly) that has very detailed images, and had plans as well. unfortunately i do not know the name
- One of the great classics of art history is the study of two famous examples of Gothic architecture by a famous historian: "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres" by Henry Adams. Read that if you read nothing else. Among scholarly books, you have a feast awaiting you. Here are a few: Arslan, Edoardo--Gothic Architecture in Venice Aubert, Marcel--Gothic Cathedrals of France and Their Treasures Bony, Jean--French Gothic Architecture of the XII and XIII Centuries Branner, Robert--Chartres Cathedral (ibid)--Gothic Architecture Evans, Joan--Art in Medieval France 987-1498 (excellent broader history) Favier, Jean--The World of Chartres Fitchen, John--The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals Frankl, Paul--Gothic Architecture Frisch, T.G.--Gothic Art 1140-c.1450: Sources and Documents Grodecki, Louis--Gothic Architecture Jantzen, Hans--High Gothic: The Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens Johnson, James--The Radiance of Chartres Katzenellenbogen, Adolf--The Sculptural Programs of Chartres Cathedral Mark, Robert--Experiments in Gothic Structure Martindale, Andrew--Gothic Art Murray, S.B.--Beauvais Cathedral: Architecture of Transcendence Panofsky, Erwin--Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St. Denis and Its Art Treasures (a classic) (ibid)--Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism (another classic) Von Simson, Otto Georg--The Gothic Cathedral Wilson, Christopher--The Gothic Cathedral A famous cultural study of the period, which has much to say about art and architecture, is Jan Huizinga--The Waning of the Middle Ages (aka The Autumn of the Middle Ages).
