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Volume one of the new series Architecture Medii Aevi, this title focuses solely on ecclesiastic architecture around 1300, as the Gothic tradition moved from largely French-centric to a European phenomenon with multiple centers of art production. Gajewski (U. of Michigan) and Opacic (U. of London) lead contributors from the United States and Europe on the subject, with essays topics such as the visual language of French Rayonnant architecture, French Gothic and the paradigm of the motet, changes in vaulting and drawing, remaking the Rayonnant interior, and hybrid design strategies; specific sites studied include Saint-Benigne at Dijon, Strasbourg Cathedral, Merton College Chapel at Oxford, the cathedral at Krakow, and three Bohemian examples. This meticulously researched and presented volume bodes well for the series to come, which will prove useful to art and architectural historians. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
