Sumptuous Arts at the Royal Abbeys in Reims and Braine: Ornatus Elegantiae, Varietate Stupendes

by Madeline H. Caviness

Within the historical context of twelfth-century France, a period rich in artistic transformations, this book reconstructs and evaluates two major but virtually unstudied collections of stained glass that function as part of larger schemes of decoration: the glazing of Saint-Remi at Reims, a wealthy monastery with strong ties to the French crown, and Saint-Yved at Braine, a church that served canons and secular patrons. Here Madeline Caviness shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691040583
• ISBN13: 9780691040585
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.4" x 12.3"