Becket’s Crown: Art and Imagination in Gothic England 1170–1300

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BOOKBecket's Crown: Art and Imagination in Gothic England 1170–1300Paul Binski https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00027 Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-19393Copy To appreciate England's earliest Gothic buildings and art—the great cathedrals at Canterbury, Lincoln, Salisbury, and Wells and contemporary Gothic texts and images—it is necessary to understand the religious and ethical ideals of the individuals and communities who sponsored them. Paul Binski's fascinating new book offers a radical new perspective on English art, architecture, social formation, and religious imagination during this pivotal period.Binski reveals that the Church, although authoritarian and undergoing reform, was able to come to terms with new developments in society and technology as well as with the fact of social and religious diversity. He explains how varying ideals of personal sanctity were bound up with radical new notions of leadership, personal ethics, and styles of religious devotion and how ideas of reform of worship, personal conduct, and art affected the community at large.*This eBook is available exclusively on the A&AePortal*AuthorPaul BinskiPublisherPaul Mellon CentreYale University PressPrint publication date February 2005 (out of print)Print ISBN 9780300105094EISBN 9780300252934Copyright© 2004 by Paul BinskiIllustrations 239Print Status out of print Publisher (out of print) WorldCat Google Books

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