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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 grotesque demons. 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 from the medieval period to the modern.
It explores the typical imagery, the theories that explain them, and considers the carvings within their architectural and social contexts.
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 grotesque demons. 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 from the medieval period to the modern.
It explores the typical imagery, the theories that explain them, and considers the carvings within their architectural and social contexts.
Introduction
The Medieval Context
Patrons and Masons
The Imagery of Gargoyles and Grotesques
Gargoyles and the Gothic Revival
The Conservation of Gargoyles and Grotesques
Places to Visit
Further Reading
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Bildende Kunst |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Shire Library |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780747808312 |
| ISBN-10: | 0747808317 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Woodcock, Alex |
| Hersteller: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Shire Library |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 208 x 146 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Alex Woodcock |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.05.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,146 kg |
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