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A Gothic Sermon: Making a Contract with the Mother of God, Saint Mary of Amiens
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In this groundbreaking work, Stephen Murray seizes a rare opportunity to explore the relationship between verbal and visual culture by presenting a sermon that may have been preached during the second half of the thirteenth century in or near the cathedral of Notre-Dame of Amiens, whose sculptural program was completed at about the same time. In addition to providing a complete transcription and translation of the text, Murray examines the historical context of the sermon and draws comparisons between its underlying structure and the Gothic portals of the cathedral. In the sermon, as in the cathedral, he finds a powerful motivational mechanism that invites the repentant sinner to enter into a new contract with the Virgin Mary.

The correlation between elements of the sermon's text and the sculptural components of the cathedral leads to an exploration of the socioeconomic conditions in Picardy at the time and a vivid sketch of how the cathedral and its images were used by ordinary people. The author finds parallels in the rhetorical tools used in the sermon, on the one hand, and stylistic and compositional tools used in the sculpture, on the other. In addition to providing a fascinating and cogent consideration of medieval beliefs about salvation and redemption, this book also lays the groundwork for a long overdue examination of the performative and textual in relationship to sculpture.

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  • Title A Gothic Sermon: Making a Contract with the Mother of God, Saint Mary of Amiens
  • Author Stephen Murray
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 161
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date November 1, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780520238473 / 0520238478
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.54 x 5.86 x 0.72 in (21.69 x 14.88 x 1.83 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004009383
  • Dewey Decimal Code 252.02

About the author

Stephen Murray is Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. He is the author of Notre-Dame, Cathedral of Amiens: The Power of Change in Gothic (1996), Beauvais Cathedral: Architecture of Transcendence (1989), and Building Troyes Cathedral: The Late Gothic Campaigns (1987).
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