Michael Camille (1958–2002)

As someone who, upon having their first experience with a real medieval manuscript, was confounded when the title page had what appeared to be a projectile vomiting peacock doodled into the margins by some ancient monk, this book was very illuminating. This book offers a very interesting look at the meanings behind medieval artwork and structures, whilst also telling me what to make of the little half naked men on goats and vomiting peacocks which seemed to make a mockery of ancient manuscripts. Those monks must have gone a little stir crazy being stuck in their monastery all that time. :D… (más)

bookshelves: currently-reading, winter-20132014, under-100-ratings, published-1996, art-forms, architecture, medieval5c-16c, e-book, giftee, history, france
Read from January 04 to 05, 2014

Having five starred The Gargoyles of Notre Dame I was very pleased to see this title in my Bookmas sack.

Amiens Cathedral

Absorbed more by surfing the subjects mentioned on the net so I suppose this could be defined as a primer. Maybe I enjoy a specific subject rather than a whole field condensed into 192 pages.

3* Gothic Art
5* The Gargoyles of Notre Dame

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