Eloquent bodies : movement, expression, and the human figure in Gothic sculpture / Jacqueline E. Jung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jung, Jacqueline E., 1971- author.

Contributor:

Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sculpture, Gothic.

Sculpture, Medieval.

Architecture, Gothic.

Cathedrals--Europe.

Cathedrals.

Europe.

Sculpture, Gothic--France.

Sculpture, Gothic--Germany.

Sculpture, Medieval--France.

Sculpture, Medieval--Germany.

Figure sculpture, French.

Figure sculpture, German.

Architecture, Gothic--France.

Architecture, Gothic--Germany.

Cathedrals--France.

Cathedrals--Germany.

Physical Description:

xi, 327 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe dazzle visitors with arrays of sculpted saints, angels, and noble patrons adorning their portals and interiors. In this highly original and erudite volume, Jacqueline E. Jung explores how medieval sculptors used a form of bodily poetics--involving facial expression, gesture, stance, and torsion--to create meanings beyond conventional iconography and to subtly manipulate spatial dynamics, forging connections between the sculptures and beholders. Filled with more than 500 images that capture the suppleness and dynamism of cathedral sculpture, often through multiple angles, Eloquent Bodies demonstrates how viewers confronted and, in turn, were addressed by sculptures at major cathedrals in France and Germany, from Chartres and Reims to Strasbourg, Bamberg, Magdeburg, and Naumburg. Shedding new light on the charismatic and kinetic qualities of Gothic sculpture, this book also illuminates the ways artistic ingenuity and technical skill converged to enliven sacred spaces. -- publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Encountering gothic sculpture: mimesis, kinetics, haptic engagement

Chapter 2. Moving bodies, dynamic perception: the slowscapes of the Strasbourg South Transept Portal

Chapter 3. Movement, media, and the quest for salvation: a pillar for thinking in the Strasbourg South Transept

Chapter 4. From motion to emotion: encounters with the wise and foolish virgins

Chapter 5. The donor figures of Naumburg Cathedral, part 1: presence

Chapter 6. The donor figures of Naumburg Cathedral, part II: meaning

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

ISBN:

0300214014

9780300214017

OCLC:

1121608456