Book contents
- French Gothic Ivories
- French Gothic Ivories
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Ivory in the Gothic Emporium
- 2 Thrones of Wisdom
- 3 “Fleshly Tablets of the Heart”
- 4 Glorification of the Virgin
- 5 Contemplation and Desire
- 6 An Ivory Enterprise
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Epilogue
Gothic Ivories as a Capetian Art
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2022
- French Gothic Ivories
- French Gothic Ivories
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Ivory in the Gothic Emporium
- 2 Thrones of Wisdom
- 3 “Fleshly Tablets of the Heart”
- 4 Glorification of the Virgin
- 5 Contemplation and Desire
- 6 An Ivory Enterprise
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Clarissan abbey of Longchamp, with its close relationship with to the Capetian royal court, owned one of the largest collections of Gothic ivories in the first decades of the fourteenth century. Soon after, the art form fell from favour only to be revived during the reign of Charles V, part of a broader nostalgia for the arts of Louis IX and his immediate descendants.
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- French Gothic IvoriesMaterial Theologies and the Sculptor’s Craft, pp. 256 - 277Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022