At the very heart of cities and villages, churches, cathedrals and basilicas have shaped the landscape in Europe to a great extent. Their architecture bears witness to the skills of craftsmen and the mystic fervor that led to their building. It reveals essential details about their architecture and historical meaning.

Although individuals create works of art, these works are also the product of a particular time and place. In "The Age of the Cathedrals, " French historian Georges Duby offers a sweeping survey of the changing mentalities of the Middle Ages as these changes are reflected in the art and architecture of the period. The result is a richly textured portrait of another age and a pr...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 关于作者 乔治·杜比（ Georges Duby，1919—1996），20世纪下半叶最伟大的中世纪史学家，继费尔南·布罗代尔之后法国史学界无可争议的巨头，年鉴学派第三代代表人物之一。著有《布汶的星期天》《骑士、妇女与教士》《大教堂时代：艺术与社会，980—1420》等，编有《法国文明史》《私人生活史》《西方妇女史》等，研究领域涉及中世纪的方方面面。 关于译者 顾晓燕，南京大学法语语言文学博士，现为南京财经大学外国语学院法语教师。研究方向为翻译理论与实践，译有《莫扎特和大公的外衣》《佩德罗·阿尔莫多瓦：颠覆传统的人》《影子中的女人》和《克拉拉·舒曼情史》等多部作品。

"Enchanting a Disenchanted World, Third Edition" is about Disney, about malls, about Cruise Lines, Las Vegas, the World Wide Web, Planet Hollywood, Credit Cards, and all other ways we now consume. Its thesis is that our society has undergone fundamental change because of the way and the level at which we consume. In the process of taking capitalism to a new level, we have creat...(展开全部)

Thanks to books and films like The Da Vinci Code and its sequel, Angels and Demons , interest in secret religious symbols has never been greater. This carefully researched guide takes the reader into some of the world's most famous churches, decoding messages that are hidden in plain sight-in stained-glass windows, statuary, patterned flooring, ornamentation, and even the bu...(展开全部)

At the heart of Gothic cathedrals, the threshold between nave and sanctuary was marked by the choir screen, a partitioning structure of special complexity, grandeur and beauty. At once a canopy for altars, a stage for performance, a pedestal for crucifixes and reliquaries and a ground for spectacular arrays of narrative and iconic sculptures, the choir screen profoundly shaped ...(展开全部)

At the heart of Gothic cathedrals, the threshold between nave and sanctuary was marked by the choir screen, a partitioning structure of special complexity, grandeur and beauty. At once a canopy for altars, a stage for performance, a pedestal for crucifixes and reliquaries and a ground for spectacular arrays of narrative and iconic sculptures, the choir screen profoundly shaped ...(展开全部)