The "Headmaster" of Chartres and the Origins of "Gothic" Sculpture

by C. Edson Armi

Professor Armi's study represents a dramatic reconsideration of the origins of Gothic sculpture by employing new methodology and refuting previously accepted theories. Despite the aesthetic and historical significance of the Royal Portal, no documentation of its design and construction exists. Nevertheless, over the last century a set of truths about the facade have become accepted. Employing a new methodology that overcomes the lack of documents...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271010509
• ISBN13: 9780271010502
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"