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The Romanesque was the first epoch of medieval art that encompassed all of Europe. Its origins hearken back to characteristic elements of Roman construction - reflected in the name of the period - and in the course of the High Middle Ages developed into the embodiment of Christian sacred art. Architecture, painting, and sculpture were permeated with the Christian worldview and the spirit of the religion. The book at hand helps us understand and even experience this tight integration and masterfully explains the manifold aspects of Romanesque artistic composition, in which the hopes and fears of the people of the time found their expression.
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For this work, editor Rolf Toman gathered contributions from nine renowned authors with profound expertise in the fields of architecture and art history whose competent knowledge clearly elucidates the art of the Romanesque period.
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The Byzantine basilica (best translated as "hall of the king") with its high central nave and low side aisles served as the model for medieval religious architecture. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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The Byzantine basilica (best translated as "hall of the king") with its high central nave and low side aisles served as the model for medieval religious architecture. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Apart from the incredibly beautiful, clearly taken photos, the history summary is very concise and organised. The art history commentaries are extreamly detailed, so one cannot consider it just another reference book is their bookcase. It's much more. Every school (French, German) is taken and analised by itself. The book starts with a presentation of style in architecture which is welcomed because it gives a poit from where to start for one who's not a specialist. The book gives special attention to architecture, which is normal for a period when this was the most important art and all others where only decorations for it, but also gives a clear, beutifully illustrated image of arts and crafts. About the sculpture chapter I may say I've never seen it treated more beautifully in any other book. I loved it, and although I found sometimes the texts too heavy I stayed lots of evenings with the book on my knees (it's a very heavy book).
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have this volume and the similar edition on Gothic art & architecture. The book is, as previous reviewer stated, extremely well organised and there is an absolutely daunting amount of information.
I would particularly like to point out that while the volume on Gothic inevitably enchants with the glorious photographs, this volume positively causes heart ache in the nicest possible way. Maybe it is my infatuation with Romanesque, but there is something about these buildings and sculptures that demands a very particular photographic treatment, especially when it comes to lighting and tonality... and this book is simply superb, the texture of the stonework, the ambience of the buildings and warm tones of the old carvings and statues is perfectly captured here.
I would particularly like to point out that while the volume on Gothic inevitably enchants with the glorious photographs, this volume positively causes heart ache in the nicest possible way. Maybe it is my infatuation with Romanesque, but there is something about these buildings and sculptures that demands a very particular photographic treatment, especially when it comes to lighting and tonality... and this book is simply superb, the texture of the stonework, the ambience of the buildings and warm tones of the old carvings and statues is perfectly captured here.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first volume of an originally German series about European art and architecture, covering the entire period from AD 1000 to the first half of the 19th century.
"Romanesque" deals with the High Middle Ages (minus the Gothic, covered in a separate volume), but it also digs deeper into the past, and mentions both the Carolingian and Ottonian periods in Germany, and some other pre-Romanesque styles eleswhere. Areas covered are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Britain. (Scandinavia and Bohemia are mentioned only in passing.)
Most of the chapters deal with church arcitechture, hardly surprising since most Romanesque architecture *is* church architecture. There is also an extensive section on Romanesque art, including sculpture, painting, books, reliquaries and (of course) the Bayoux tapestry. As usual, everything is lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs.
Not being an art historian, I can't really judge the texts, but some of them seem to contain questionable interpretations about "medieval death cults" or "22 million people killed in the crusades" (sic).
The text may be hard to follow for the general reader, but the photos and the low price makes the book worth buying anyway, certainly if you're interested in the Middle Ages. Somehow, Romanesque rather than Gothic feels like the "real" Middle Ages!
Recommended. ;-)
"Romanesque" deals with the High Middle Ages (minus the Gothic, covered in a separate volume), but it also digs deeper into the past, and mentions both the Carolingian and Ottonian periods in Germany, and some other pre-Romanesque styles eleswhere. Areas covered are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Britain. (Scandinavia and Bohemia are mentioned only in passing.)
Most of the chapters deal with church arcitechture, hardly surprising since most Romanesque architecture *is* church architecture. There is also an extensive section on Romanesque art, including sculpture, painting, books, reliquaries and (of course) the Bayoux tapestry. As usual, everything is lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs.
Not being an art historian, I can't really judge the texts, but some of them seem to contain questionable interpretations about "medieval death cults" or "22 million people killed in the crusades" (sic).
The text may be hard to follow for the general reader, but the photos and the low price makes the book worth buying anyway, certainly if you're interested in the Middle Ages. Somehow, Romanesque rather than Gothic feels like the "real" Middle Ages!
Recommended. ;-)
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