Bibliograph

Larousse encyclopedia of Byzantine and medieval art

Type

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Larousse encyclopedia of Byzantine and medieval art

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsplansportraitsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Larousse encyclopedia of Byzantine and medieval art

Oclc number

510288

Summary

Lavishly illustrated volume spanning the period from the earliest Christian art to the age of the great Gothic cathedrals

Table Of Contents

The first centuries of the Christian era. Art forms and society / René Huyghe ; Christian art from the catacombs to Byzantium / Henri Stern ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot ; Persian art in Parthian and Sassanian times / Roman Ghirshman ; Historical summary / Jeannine Auboyer ; Egypt and Coptic art / Etienne Drioton ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot ; Christian art in Ireland and Northumbria / René Huyghe ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot and René Huyghe ; A late school: Ethiopia / Wilhelm Staude ; Historical summary / Wilhelm Staude -- The great invasions and the fall of Byzantium. Art forms and society / René Huyghe ; The barbarian invasions and the early Middle Ages / Raymond Lantier ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot ; The Vikings / Ole Klindt-Jensen ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot ; Islam and Mohammedan art / Gaston Wiet ; Historical summary / Sophie Essad-Arseven ; The later Byzantine empire / Sirarpie Der Nersessian ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot -- The development of Oriental art. Art forms and society / Philippe Stern ; The climax of Indian art / Jeannine Auboyer ; Historical summary / Jeannine Auboyer ; China during the Sung and Yuan dynasties / Madeleine Paul-David ; Historical summary / Madeleine Paul-David ; Korea and Japan / Madeleine Paul-David ; Historical summary / Madeleine Paul-David -- The flowering of Medieval art in the West. Art forms and society / René Huyghe ; Art of the early Middle Ages / Jean Hubert ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot, Evelyn King and Lydie Huyghe ; Romanesque art / Jean Hubert ; Historical summary / Josèphe Jacquiot and Evelyn King -- The Gothic Middle Ages. Art forms and society / René Huyghe ; The origins and development of Gothic art / Marcel Aubert ; The maturity and the spread of Gothic art / Lewis Grodecki ; Contacts with the Near East / Paul Deschamps ; Historical summary / Lydie Huyghe, Adeline Hulftegger and Evelyn King

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