Holy Terrors: Gargoyles On Medieval Buildings
by Janetta Rebold Benton /
1997 / English / PDF
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Multitudes of gargoyles haunt the medieval buildings of western
Europe, peering down from churches and cathedrals, houses and
town halls.
Multitudes of gargoyles haunt the medieval buildings of western
Europe, peering down from churches and cathedrals, houses and
town halls.Holy Terrors
Holy Terrors offers a fresh and irresistible
history of these wildly varied characters — a society of stone
creatures perched high above the workaday world.
offers a fresh and irresistible
history of these wildly varied characters — a society of stone
creatures perched high above the workaday world.
The true gargoyle is a waterspout, an architectural necessity
that medieval artisans transformed into functional fantasies. The
informative introduction to
The true gargoyle is a waterspout, an architectural necessity
that medieval artisans transformed into functional fantasies. The
informative introduction toHoly Terrors
Holy Terrors explains
everything that is known or conjectured about the history, the
construction, the purposes, and the mysterious meanings of these
often rude and rowdy characters. The three chapters that follow
are devoted to the gargoyles themselves, imaginatively carved of
stone in the form of people, real animals, and fantastic beasts.
In clear, lively language, Janetta Rebold Benton puts these
personality-filled sculptures into the context of medieval life
and art and captures their quirky diversity in her engaging color
photographs.
explains
everything that is known or conjectured about the history, the
construction, the purposes, and the mysterious meanings of these
often rude and rowdy characters. The three chapters that follow
are devoted to the gargoyles themselves, imaginatively carved of
stone in the form of people, real animals, and fantastic beasts.
In clear, lively language, Janetta Rebold Benton puts these
personality-filled sculptures into the context of medieval life
and art and captures their quirky diversity in her engaging color
photographs.
Concluding the book is an invaluable guide to gargoyle sites
throughout western Europe, as well as suggestions for further
reading. This is the first book for adults to provide an
intelligent and entertaining overview of medieval gargoyles, and
it is bound to increase the already abundant legions of gargoyle
admirers.
Concluding the book is an invaluable guide to gargoyle sites
throughout western Europe, as well as suggestions for further
reading. This is the first book for adults to provide an
intelligent and entertaining overview of medieval gargoyles, and
it is bound to increase the already abundant legions of gargoyle
admirers.
