The Sainte-Chapelle and the construction of sacral monarchy : royal architecture in thirteenth-century Paris /

"This book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important monuments of French Gothic architecture, the Sainte-Chapelle, constructed in Paris by King Louis IX of France between 1239 and 1248 especially to hold and to celebrate Christ's Crown of Thorns. Meredith Cohen argues that th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Meredith (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Louis > IX, > King of France, > 1214-1270 > Art patronage.
Louis > IX, > King of France, > 1214-1270
Ludwig > IX. > Frankreich, König > 1214-1270
Philipp > II. > Frankreich, König > 1165-1223
Paris
Sainte-Chapelle (Paris, France)
Architecture, High Gothic > France > Paris.
Symbolism in architecture > France > Paris.
Sovereignty > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Architecture > Gothique rayonnant > France > Paris.
Symbolisme en architecture > France > Paris.
Souveraineté > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Religious.
Sovereignty > Religious aspects > Christianity
Architecture, High Gothic
Art patronage
Buildings
Kings and rulers > Religious aspects
Symbolism in architecture
Höfische Kultur
France > Kings and rulers > Religious aspects.
Paris (France) > Buildings, structures, etc.
France
France > Paris
Sainte-Chapelle Paris
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The making of a royal city: Paris and the architecture of Philip Augustus
  • 2. The Sainte-Chapelle: Parisian Rayonnant and the new royal architecture
  • 3. The architecture of sacral kingship
  • 4. Private, public, and the promotion of the cult of kings
  • 5. Louis' later patronage in Paris.

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