The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in the Time of Abbot Suger (1122–1151)
The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in the Time of Abbot Suger (1122–1151)
Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1981 | ISBN: 0870992619 | English | PDF | 127 pages | 16.05 Mb
Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1981 | ISBN: 0870992619 | English | PDF | 127 pages | 16.05 Mb
St Denis was the burial place of French kings for over 800 years. Though the original church was built around 800 AD, its most notable architectural features were added when the east and west ends were rebuilt by Abbot Suger in 1141-44. The revolutionary vaulting and construction techniques used at this time make it the first Gothic Church. St Denis is also important to art historians because there is a detailed first person accounts of this reconstruction by Abbot Suger; these accounts give very valuable information about medieval financial, organizational and construction techniques and about the values and attitudes of medieval patrons.
Lenders to the Exhibition
Foreword
Philippe de Montebello
Acknowledgments
Abbot Suger, the Abbey of Saint-Denis, and the New Gothic Style
Sumner McKnight Crosby
Monumental Sculpture at Saint-Denis Under the Patronage of Abbot Suger: The West Facade and The Cloister
Charles T. Little
Stained Glass at Saint-Denis
Jane Hayward
For the Service of the Table of God (Liturgical Objects)
William D. Wixom
Bibliography
Index
Photograph Credits
Foreword
Philippe de Montebello
Acknowledgments
Abbot Suger, the Abbey of Saint-Denis, and the New Gothic Style
Sumner McKnight Crosby
Monumental Sculpture at Saint-Denis Under the Patronage of Abbot Suger: The West Facade and The Cloister
Charles T. Little
Stained Glass at Saint-Denis
Jane Hayward
For the Service of the Table of God (Liturgical Objects)
William D. Wixom
Bibliography
Index
Photograph Credits
The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in the Time of Abbot Suger (1122–1151)
