Gothic Art

by Andrew Martindale

"A lucid, spirited and intelligent account of the era."― Contemporary Review The splendor of Gothic art can be seen in the magnificent cathedrals of Notre Dame, Chartres, Rouen, Salisbury and Lincoln and in their sculpture. But also between 1140 and 1400 a vast quantity of very fine paintings, stained glass, manuscript illuminations, metalwork and tapestries were produced. Andrew Martindale writes of all these great achievements in one of the best available concise surveys of this highly creative period in Western art. 206 illustrations, 32 in color

Genres: Art, History, Nonfiction, Architecture, Art History, Reference

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1967

Reviews

[Batgrl (Book Data Kept Elsewhere)]

Read for a class on the art and architecture of the Gothic. I remember studying the photos carefully - for a test we had to identify churches/period of time they were built based on slides shown to us. Tricky test, but an excellent class that I really enjoyed. Which is why I still have the books some 20 years later.

[Ethan Bell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crazy how they made Bloodborne into a real thing.

This book's emphasis on architecture made me realize i really know nothing about architecture haha! Had so much fun buzzing out at the cool pictures though 🤓

[Katarina · Rating 5 out of 5]

HRV: Pročitano za nastavu na faksu i korišteno u seminarima.

ENG: Read for my college classes and used for seminars.

[David Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

More history and architecture than paintings like I was hoping for. A lot of information, not just a picture reference book.

[Sarah Viscuso · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a bit dry in prose, but this is no surprise for an art history book. Nonetheless, it is an informative, and even an inspiring, read. And oh, it contains such pretty, pretty pictures of glorious Gothic paintings and architecture. Recommended for those who (obviously) are students of art history, people who love art history and, well, people who enjoy Gothic art in general.

[Frightful_elk]

Nice introduction, but mostly focused on Architecture, some beautiful examples of manuscripts and sculpture though.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found some bits factually incorrect, so I put this book down after reading about 120 pages.

[Michael Pennington · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I loved looking through the pictures, I didn't walk away understanding the gothic period in greater detail, it's peculiarities, nor how it moved the Romanesque movement forward.

[Alessandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent overview. It starts in France, and then considers influences on Italy.