The Cistercian arts : from the 12th to the 21st century / edited by Terryl N. Kinder and Roberto Cas...
The Cistercian arts : from the 12th to the 21st century / edited by Terryl N. Kinder and Roberto Cas...
The Cistercian arts : from the 12th to the 21st century / edited by Terryl N. Kinder and Roberto Cassanelli ; translated by Joyce Myerson.
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Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
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GQ 2015/1241
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Language
English
Italian
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Physical content
432 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 34 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction / Terryl N. Kinder -- Cistercian origins / Claudio Stercal -- Bernard of Clairvaux and the experience of mystery / Inos Biffi -- A sublime alliance sealed by the hand of god : theology and aesthetic anthropology / Antonio Montanari -- "Deformed beauty" or "beautiful deformity" : the aes...
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Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
Edition
English language edition.
Place of Publication
Québec (Province)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
The phenomenon of the Cistercian Order occupies a key place in the history of Western culture as it grew to dominate reformed European monasticism in the high middle ages. The transition from the Romanesque to Gothic styles occurred in the twelfth century when the order was expanding most dramatically. With sharp, clean lines, and minimal decor, it...
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Full title
The Cistercian arts : from the 12th to the 21st century / edited by Terryl N. Kinder and Roberto Cassanelli ; translated by Joyce Myerson.
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General note
McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; no. 71.
Translation of: Le arti cisterciensi.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-428) and index.
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GQ 2015/1241
Record Identifier
74VKRazpkKN3
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ISBN
0773544127 (bound)
9780773544123 (bound)
DDC
726.7094
MMS ID
991023143809702626
