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- catalog abstract "The renowned art historian Andre Chastel intended his history of art in France from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century to be the crowning achievement of his long and distinguished career. The fruit of ten years of research and writing, this fully documented and erudite study goes beyond conventional art historical analysis to get at the heart of over two millenia of artistic creation. The first volume opens with the artifacts left behind by the earliest inhabitants of the area that forms modern France - prehistoric cave dwellers, Celts, Gallo-Romans, and Merovingians - which are examined in Part I, along with the stunning artistic achievements of Charlemagne and his Carolingian successors. Part II explores the development of monumental Romanesque and Gothic sculpture and architecture, as well as the growing importance of manuscript illumination, ivory carving, and precious metalwork. The late Gothic period is the subject of the last section, which concludes with the highly refined and stylized courtly art of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries - the final and perfect flowering of the medieval world. A synthesis of the social, economic, political and intellectual conditions of each period covered provides the context for a detailed examination of the works of art and documents featured in the copious illustrations. Chastel's exacting scholarship and lively and accessible style make this monumental and beautifully designed volume an essential reference for art historians and students as well as a superb gift for anyone seeking to comprehend fully the highest artistic achievements of French civilization.".
- catalog alternative "Art français. English".
- catalog contributor b7518128.
- catalog created "c1994-".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994-".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994-".
- catalog description "A synthesis of the social, economic, political and intellectual conditions of each period covered provides the context for a detailed examination of the works of art and documents featured in the copious illustrations. Chastel's exacting scholarship and lively and accessible style make this monumental and beautifully designed volume an essential reference for art historians and students as well as a superb gift for anyone seeking to comprehend fully the highest artistic achievements of French civilization.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog description "The first volume opens with the artifacts left behind by the earliest inhabitants of the area that forms modern France - prehistoric cave dwellers, Celts, Gallo-Romans, and Merovingians - which are examined in Part I, along with the stunning artistic achievements of Charlemagne and his Carolingian successors. Part II explores the development of monumental Romanesque and Gothic sculpture and architecture, as well as the growing importance of manuscript illumination, ivory carving, and precious metalwork. The late Gothic period is the subject of the last section, which concludes with the highly refined and stylized courtly art of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries - the final and perfect flowering of the medieval world.".
- catalog description "The renowned art historian Andre Chastel intended his history of art in France from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century to be the crowning achievement of his long and distinguished career. The fruit of ten years of research and writing, this fully documented and erudite study goes beyond conventional art historical analysis to get at the heart of over two millenia of artistic creation.".
- catalog description "[1] Prehistory to the Middle Ages -- [2] The Renaissance, 1430-1620 -- [3] The ancien régime, 1620-1775 -- [4] The age of eloquence, 1775-1820".
- catalog extent "v. :".
- catalog hasFormat "French art.".
- catalog identifier "208013566X (v. 1)".
- catalog identifier "208013583X (v. 2)".
- catalog identifier "2080136178 (v. 3)".
- catalog isFormatOf "French art.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994-".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "fre".
- catalog publisher "Paris ; New York : Flammarion,".
- catalog relation "French art.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "Art France Catalogs.".
- catalog subject "Art, French Catalogs.".
- catalog subject "Art, French.".
- catalog subject "N6841 .C4813 1994".
- catalog subject "Q709.44 C".
- catalog tableOfContents "[1] Prehistory to the Middle Ages -- [2] The Renaissance, 1430-1620 -- [3] The ancien régime, 1620-1775 -- [4] The age of eloquence, 1775-1820".
- catalog title "Art français. English".
- catalog title "French art / André Chastel ; translated from the French by Deke Dusinberre.".
- catalog type "text".