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Sculptors of the West Portals of Chartres Cathedral: Their Origins in Romanesque and Their Role in Chartrain Sculpture: Including the West Portals of Saint-Denis and Chartres, Harvard, 1952

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Sculptors of the West Portals of Chartres Cathedral: Their Origins in Romanesque and Their Role in Chartrain Sculpture: Including the West Portals of Saint-Denis and Chartres, Harvard, 1952 [Paperback]

Whitney S. Stoddard (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1992

The jamb, tympanum and trumeau sculpture of the west portals of Chartres Cathedral have been admired by centuries of visitors to France for their grandeur and beauty. However, the origins and dates of the statuary figures have remained obscure. After carefully and extensively considering the forms of facial treatment and drapery exhibited, Stoddard aruges that the early Gothic sculptors of the Paris-Chartres region had moved on from work on such major Romanesque churches in Burgundy as Vezelay and Autun. The author concludes that the sculpture of Chartres was the work of a handful of masters and their assistants - each artist convincingly identified if not named. This volume also includes the text and plates of Stoddard's famous earlier study, "The West Portals of Saint Denis and Chartres".

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Paperback: 252 pages
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc (July 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393300439
ISBN-13: 978-0393300437
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

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This review is from: Sculptors of the West Portals of Chartres Cathedral: Their Origins in Romanesque and Their Role in Chartrain Sculpture: Including the West Portals of Saint-Denis and Chartres, Harvard, 1952 (Paperback)

This volume, which actually contains two books, an earlier and a later work on related subjects, is invaluable to students of 12th century art, iconography, architecture, and costume. It's chock -full of excellent images of the Chartres works as well as related works.

The text is fantastic and really helps to give one insight into the creation of these amazing works of art.

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