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Becket′s Crown – Art and Imagination in Gothic England 1170–1300 (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) - Hardcover

 
9780300105094: Becket′s Crown – Art and Imagination in Gothic England 1170–1300 (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)
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To appreciate England's earliest Gothic buildings and art - the great cathedrals at Canterbury, Lincoln, Salisbury, and Wells and contemporary Gothic texts and images - it is necessary to understand the religious and ethical ideals of the individuals and communities who sponsored them. Paul Binski's fascinating new book offers a radical new perspective on English art, architecture, social formation, and religious imagination during this pivotal period. Binski reveals that the Church, although authoritarian and undergoing reform, was able to come to terms with new developments in society and technology as well as with the fact of social and religious diversity. He explains how varying ideals of personal sanctity were bound up with radical new notions of leadership, personal ethics, and styles of religious devotion and how ideas of reform of worship, personal conduct, and art impacted on the community at large.

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'...a quite remarkable breadth and depth of knowledge...detailed and compelling.' -- Burlington Magazine, 1st October 2005

'Paul Binski's latest and boldest book...takes an ambitious,
engaging and multi-faceted approach... Truly impressive and difficult to
surpass...'
-- Zoe Opacic, True Principles, Summer 2006
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Paul Binski is reader in the history of medieval art at the University of Cambridge.

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  • PublisherYale University Press
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 0300105096
  • ISBN 13 9780300105094
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages320
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