Beauvais Cathedral: Architecture of Transcendence

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Book Title
Beauvais Cathedral: Architecture of Transcendence
ISBN
9780691042367
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691042365
ISBN-13
9780691042367
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1214331

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
276 Pages
Publication Name
Beauvais Cathedral : Architecture of Transcendence
Language
English
Subject
Urban & Land Use Planning, Buildings / Religious, Europe / General
Publication Year
1989
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Architecture, History
Author
Stephen Murray
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
41.1 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
88-019952
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
726/.6/094435
Synopsis
Intended by medieval builders to be the greatest of the High Gothic cathedrals, Saint-Pierre Beauvais has achieved notoriety among historians because it was indeed the tallest structure of its kind and because it collapsed. This book relates the extraordinary story of the cathedral which, despite the collapses of its 150-foot high choir in 1284 and its crossing tower in 1573, has managed to withstand a series of natural and political catastrophes that have ravaged the surrounding town throughout the past seven hundred years. By analyzing both archaeological evidence and historical documents, Stephen Murray examines separately the various phases of construction from the eleventh to the sixteenth century to determine the essential architectural quality of each phase and its relationship with the historical context. The author discusses, for example, how the use of a five-aisled pyramidal basilica reveals the pretensions of the founding bishop, Miles of Nanteuil, whose exclusive allegiance to the Church aroused bitter opposition from the French king Louis IX and segments of the bourgeoisie. In employing a new understanding of the process of design and construction, Murray shows that the Beauvais cathedral was the product not of one single sublime vision but of the conflict arising from several distinct artistic perspectives that may have led to the creation of a basically flawed overall structure.
LC Classification Number
NA5551.B5M87 1989

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