Eloquent bodies : movement, expression, and the human figure in Gothic sculpture /

Eloquent bodies : movement, expression, and the human figure in Gothic sculpture /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Jung, Jacqueline E., 1971- author.
Imprint:	New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020] ©2020
Description:	xi, 327 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Sculpture, Gothic. Sculpture, Medieval. Architecture, Gothic. Cathedrals -- Europe. Architecture, Gothic. Cathedrals. Sculpture, Gothic. Sculpture, Medieval. Europe.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12410237

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ISBN:	0300214014 9780300214017
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. --

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