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Author : Brian Stableford
Release : 2009-03-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 394/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gothic Grotesques by : Brian Stableford
Download or read book Gothic Grotesques written by Brian Stableford. This book was released on 2009-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten essays on horror fiction, Gothic rock music, science fiction, and fantasy, by a master critic and fiction writer. Complete with index.
Author : Alex Woodcock
Release : 2011-05-24
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 312/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gargoyles and Grotesques by : Alex Woodcock
Download or read book Gargoyles and Grotesques written by Alex Woodcock. This book was released on 2011-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gargoyles are an architectural feature designed to throw rainwater clear of the walls of a building. Widely used on medieval churches, these water spouts were often richly decorated, and fashioned as serpents' heads and other fanciful shapes. Today, the term gargoyle is also popularly applied to any carved decorative head or creature high up on a building and this book is an exploration of all of these enchanting features. Written by an academic and stonecarver, it is the perfect introduction to this fascinating subject. Gargoyles aims to provide a concise introduction to the stone carvings often found on religious and secular buildings in Britain from the medieval period to the modern. It will explore the typical imagery, some of the theories put forward to explain them, as well as consider the carvings within their architectural and social contexts. Incorporating recent and current research, the book will nevertheless be accessible to the general reader.
Author : Meredith P. Lillich
Release : 1998
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 834/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre by : Meredith P. Lillich
Download or read book The Queen of Sicily and Gothic Stained Glass in Mussy and Tonnerre written by Meredith P. Lillich. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the death of St. Louis, a new court fashion of ostentatious display was introduced into French stained glass with the advent of Queen Marie de Brabant, who in 1274 became the second wife of St. Louis's heir Philippe le hardi. Little stained glass in this new style survives, since the very motifs that made it different -- large donor 'portraits, ' elaborate heraldry, lavish name-inscriptions -- were targets of vandalism. This study reconstructs two ensembles in the new style, at Mussy-sur-Seine in southern Champagne & at the medieval hospital of Tonnerre in Burgundy. Both can be connected with the extraordinary figure of Marguerite de Bourgogne. Titled the Queen of Sicily, she was a revered agent of Christian charity of the Gothic era. 50+ illustrations.
Author : A. Raguenet
Release : 2010-06-17
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 160/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gargoyles and Grotesques by : A. Raguenet
Download or read book Gargoyles and Grotesques written by A. Raguenet. This book was released on 2010-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter a mysterious world of fantasy, beauty, and horror with this historic collection of architectural details from centuries-old structures — gargoyles, busts, cartouches, pedestals, more. Bonus CD-ROM includes all images from the book.
Author : Gary R. Varner
Release : 2007-04-10
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 424/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men by : Gary R. Varner
Download or read book Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men written by Gary R. Varner. This book was released on 2007-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The symbols and strange images that we find in our cemeteries, religious structures, banks and in our parks are the same symbols that have been part of the framework of the human psyche for thousands of years. While contemporary man may think that they are simply decorative manifestations of a by-gone era, they represent the fears, dreams, ideas, beliefs and struggles that humankind has endured since we began to walk upright. This book surveys many of these icons and will give a meaning for them both in the context of ancient history and folklore as well as a meaning that is suitable for our contemporary times. Illustrated with dozens of photographs, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in historic preservation, ancient symbolism, the Green Man and the universal application of imagery. Gary R. Varner has written numerous books on ancient traditions, folklore, the environment and contemporary issues. He is a member of the American Folklore Society and the Foundation for Mythological Studies.
