La Bible d'Amiens by John Ruskin
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"La Bible d'Amiens" by John Ruskin is a work of art criticism published in 1884. This book examines the Gothic cathedral of Amiens through its architecture, sculptures, and religious iconography. Ruskin traces the history of Christianity in France, from Saint Firmin's evangelization to the cathedral's thirteenth-century construction. He provides detailed analysis of the western façade's biblical statuary, exploring how prophets, apostles, and the Virgin Mary are depicted. Marcel Proust translated this work
into French in 1904, adding extensive notes and a lengthy preface. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922 |
| Uniform Title | The Bible of Amiens. French |
| Title | La Bible d'Amiens |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Bible_d%27Amiens |
| Credits |
Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues and Dagny Soapfan at Free Literature (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | NA: Fine Arts: Architecture |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Cathédrale d'Amiens |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 62615 |
| Release Date | Jul 13, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 579 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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