A New Material Interpretation of Twelfth-Century Architecture: Reconstructing the Abbey of Saint-Denis

by Jason Crow

Today, we perceive Gothic cathedrals as light-filled forms representing the sacred. The colored light projected from brightly-colored stained glass windows onto the walls and floors of these buildings suggests the presence of divinity. Suger (1081-1151CE), the abbot of the monastery of Saint-Denis is credited with originating Gothic architecture. However, focus on form and structure has elided attention to the material out of which medieval churches...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462982260
• ISBN13: 9789462982260
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 224 Pages