Arts of the Medieval Cathedrals: Studies on Architecture, Stained Glass and Sculpture in Honor of Anne Prache (AVISTA Studies in the History of Medieval Technology, Science and Art)

The touchstones of Gothic monumental art in France - the abbey church of Saint-Denis and the cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Bourges - form the core of this collection. The essays reflect the impact of Anne Prache’s career, as a scholar of wide-ranging interests and as a builder of bridges between French and American academic communities. The authors include scholars in France and the United States, both academics and museum professionals, while the book’s thematic matrix, divided into architecture, stained glass, and sculpture, reflects the multiple media explored by Prache during her career. The Touchstones Of Gothic Monumental Art In France - The Abbey Church Of Saint-denis And The Cathedrals Of Chartres, Reims, And Bourges - Form The Core Of This Collection Dedicated To The Memory Of Anne Prache. The Essays Reflect The Impact Of Prache's Career, Both As A Scholar Of Wide-ranging Interests And As A Builder Of Bridges Between The French And American Academic Communities. Thus The Authors Include Scholars In France And The United States, Both Academics And Museum Professionals, While The Thematic Matrix Of The Book, Divided Into Architecture, Stained Glass, And Sculpture, Reflects The Multiple Media Explored By Prache During Her Long Career. The Essays Employ A Varied Range Of Methodologies To Explore Gothic Monuments.^ The Chapters In The Architectural Section Include An Intensive Archeological Analysis Of The Foundations Of Reims Cathedral, The Close Reading Of A Late Medieval Literary Text For A Symbolic Understanding Of Paris, And Essays That Explore The Medieval Use Of Practical Geometry In Designing Entire Buildings And Their Components. Saint-denis, Reims, And Chartres, All Monuments Studied By Prache, Are Discussed In The Next Part, On Stained Glass. These Chapters Demonstrate How Old Problems Can Be Clarified By New Evidence, Whether From The Accessibility Of Previously Unknown Archival Information, For Reims, Or Through Revelations That Arise From Restoration, At Chartres. These Essays Also Include A Study Showing The Complexity Of Making Attributions For The Storied Glass Of Saint-denis.^ The Final Set Of Essays Likewise Takes Different Approaches To Sculpture, Whether Constructing Links To The Liturgy At Reims, Or Discussing The Meaning Of A Sculptural Ensemble Studied By Prache Early In Her Career, The Cloister Of Notre-dame-en-vaux In Châlons-en-champagne, Or Scrupulously Examining The Façade Sculpture At Bourges Cathedral For Insights Into The Design Process. As A Whole, The Volume Provides A Window Onto Key Directions In The Study Of Medieval Monuments In The Early Twenty-first Century And Paints A Picture Of The Vibrant Scholarship That Is Prache's Legacy. -- Provided By Publisher Architecture -- Stained Glass -- Sculpture. Edited By Kathleen Nolan And Dany Sandron. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The touchstones of Gothic monumental art in France - the abbey church of Saint-Denis and the cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Bourges - form the core of this collection dedicated to the memory of Anne Prache. The essays reflect the impact of Prache's career, both as a scholar of wide-ranging interests and as a builder of bridges between the French and American academic communities. Thus the authors include scholars in France and the United States, both academics and museum professionals, while the thematic matrix of the book, divided into architecture, stained glass, and sculpture, reflects the multiple media explored by Prache during her long career. The essays employ a varied range of methodologies to explore Gothic monuments. The chapters in the architectural section include an intensive archeological analysis of the foundations of Reims Cathedral, the close reading of a late medieval literary text for a symbolic understanding of Paris, and essays that explore the medieval use of practical geometry in designing entire buildings and their components. Saint-Denis, Reims, and Chartres, all monuments studied by Prache, are discussed in the next part, on stained glass. These chapters demonstrate how old problems can be clarified by new evidence, whether from the accessibility of previously unknown archival information, for Reims, or through revelations that arise from restoration, at Chartres. These essays also include a study showing the complexity of making attributions for the storied glass of Saint-Denis. The final set of essays likewise takes different approaches to sculpture, whether constructing links to the liturgy at Reims, or discussing the meaning of a sculptural ensemble studied by Prache early in her career, the cloister of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux in Châlons-en-Champagne, or scrupulously examining the façade sculpture at Bourges Cathedral for insights into the design process. As a whole, the volume provides a window onto key directions in the study of List of Figures vii List of Color Plates xv Notes on Contributors xvii Foreword by Kathleen Nolan and Dany Sandron xxi Preface: Anne Prache: A Distinctive Approach to the History of Architecture / Dany Sandron xxiii Introduction / Kathleen Nolan 1 Part I. Architecture 1. The Thirteenth-Century Foundations of Notre-Dame de Reims: New Evidence for the Construction History of the Cathedral / Walter Berry 7 2. Cathedral, Palace, Hôtel: Architectural Emblems of an Ideal Society / Michael T. Davis 27 3. Ambulatories, Arcade Screens, and Visual Experience from Saint-Remi to Saint-Quentin / Ellen M. Shortell 47 4. Roriczer, Schmuttermayer, and Two Late Gothic Portals at the Cloisters / Nancy Wu 71 Part II. Stained Glass 5. Stained Glass and the Chronology of Reims Cathedral / Sylvie Balcon-Berry 93 6. Joseph’s Dream in the Thomson Collection: Reconsidering the Reconstruction of the Infancy of Christ Window from Suger’s Saint-Denis / Michael W. Cothren 107 7. The West Rose Window of the Cathedral of Chartres / Claudine Lautier 121 8. Out with the New and In with the Old: Jacques Coeur’s Annunciation Window and its Reception in Bourges Cathedral / Philippe Lorentz 135 Part III. Sculpture 9. Teachers, Preachers, and the Good Shepherd at Reims Cathedral: Another Look at the Radiating Chapel Sculptures / William W. Clark 151 10. The Function of Drawings in the Planning of Gothic Sculpture: Evidence from the Archivolts of the Central Portal of Bourges Cathedral / Fabienne Joubert 165 11. Joseph at Chartres: Sculpture Lost and Found / Charles T. Little 179 12. "Filiae Hierusalem": Female Statue Columns from Notre-Dame-en-Vaux / Kathleen Nolan and Susan Leibacher Ward 197 13. A Little-Known Work from the Fourteenth Century: The Façade of the Cathedral of Lyons / Nicolas Reveyron 213 Afterword by Gérard P. Prache 235 Index 237 Cover 1 Half Title 3 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Table of Contents 7 List of Figures 9 List of Color Plates 17 Notes on Contributors 19 Foreword 23 Preface: Anne Prache: A Distinctive Approach to the History of Architecture 25 Introduction 37 PART I ARCHITECTURE 41 1 The Thirteenth-Century Foundations of Notre-Dame de Reims: New Evidence for the Construction History of the Cathedral 43 2 Cathedral, Palace, Hôtel: Architectural Emblems of an Ideal Society 63 3 Ambulatories, Arcade Screens, and Visual Experience from Saint-Remi to Saint-Quentin 83 4 Roriczer, Schmuttermayer, and Two Late Gothic Portals at The Cloisters 107 PART II STAINED GLASS 127 5 Stained Glass and the Chronology of Reims Cathedral 129 6 Joseph’s Dream in the Thomson Collection: Reconsidering the Reconstruction of the Infancy of Christ Window from Suger’s Saint-Denis 143 7 The West Rose Window of the Cathedral of Chartres 157 8 Out with the New and In with the Old: Jacques Coeur’s Annunciation Window and its Reception in Bourges Cathedral 171 PART III SCULPTURE 185 9 Teachers, Preachers, and the Good Shepherd at Reims Cathedral: Another Look at the Radiating Chapel Sculptures 187 10 The Function of Drawings in the Planning of Gothic Sculpture: Evidence from the Archivolts of the Central Portal of Bourges Cathedral 201 11 Joseph at Chartres: Sculpture Lost and Found 215 12 Filiae Hierusalem: Female Statue Columns from Notre-Dame-en-Vaux 233 13 A Little-Known Work from the Fourteenth Century: The Façade of the Cathedral of Lyons 249 Afterword 271 Index 273