High gothic sculpture at Chartres Cathedral, the tomb of the Count of Joigny, and the Master of the Warrior Saints / Anne McGee Morganstern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morganstern, Anne McGee, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guillaume I, comte de Joigny, 1161-1221.

Sculpture, High Gothic--France--Chartres.

Sculpture, High Gothic.

Figure sculpture, French--France--Chartres.

Figure sculpture, French.

Doorways, Gothic--France--Chartres.

Doorways, Gothic.

Church doorways--France--Chartres.

Church doorways.

Guillaume I, comte de Joigny, 1161-1221--Tomb.

Guillaume.

France--Chartres.

Physical Description:

xvii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]

Summary:

"Re-examines the sculpture on the transept porches of Chartres Cathedral and revises their chronology, based on information from the previously unstudied tomb of the count of Joigny. Documents the production of the monument within the context of French High Gothic sculpture"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The tomb of Count Guillaume I in the priory of Notre-Dame in Joigny

Beyond the tomb: implications of a stylistic analysis of the count's tomb

The context of the porches of Chartres Cathedral

The South Transept Porch of Chartres Cathedral

The North Transept Porch of Chartres Cathedral

The Coronation Portal at Longpont-sur-Orge

Conclusion

Appendix 1. An iconographic conundrum: Saint Theodore and Saint George

Appendix 2. The iconography of the South Transept Porch

Appendix 3. The iconography of the North Transept Porch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780271048659

0271048654

OCLC:

701672547