American Gothic: Reflections on Gothic Architectural Scholarship in America, 1925–2025

Buch | Hardcover

394 Seiten

2025
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-73166-0 (ISBN)

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This book chronicles the contributions of American scholars to the study of European Gothic architecture. It traces this history through a series of biographical case studies, supplemented by thematic essays and a roundtable discussion of current issues in the field.

This book chronicles the contributions of American scholars to the study of European Gothic architecture. It traces this history through a series of biographical case studies of major figures ranging from Arthur Kingsley Porter to Robert Branner and Jean Bony to Caroline Bruzelius, calling attention to their influence as mentors and to the character of their professional networks. These biographical chapters are supplemented by thematic essays and a roundtable discussion of current issues in the field. Altogether, the book explains how working from overseas presents both significant challenges and valuable perspectives, allowing American scholars to enrich dialog in the field.

Contributors are: Robert Bork, Caroline Bruzelius, Meredith Cohen, S. Diane Daussy, Jennifer M. Feltman, Erin Hulbert, Maile Hutterer, Matthew Reeve, Lisa Reilly, Rebecca Smith, Zachary Stewart, Kyle Sweeney, Kristine Tanton, Sarah Thompson, Arnaud Timbert, and Joseph Williams.

Robert Bork, Ph.D. (1996), Princeton University, is a professor of art history at the University of Iowa. His research emphasizes Gothic architectural design, particularly from a geometrical perspective. His publications include Great Spires (University of Cologne, 2003), The Geometry of Creation (Ashgate, 2011), and Late Gothic Architecture (Brepols, 2018).

Notes on Contributors

List of Figures

Introduction: Framing American Gothic

Robert Bork

1 Prologue: The Settings and Audiences of Gothic Architecture down to 1900

Robert Bork

2 Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933): Champion of the Gothic

Lisa Reilly

3 The Legacy of Henri Focillon (1881–1943) in North America

Kristine Tanton

4 Louis Grodecki and American Art Historians: Epistolary Exchanges

Arnaud Timbert

5 Paul Frankl and the Physicality of Medieval Design 82

Joseph C. Williams and Erin Hulburt

6 The Gothic Legacy of Robert Branner and His Students

Robert Bork

7 The Gothic Legacy of Jean Bony and His Students

Robert Bork

8 Roland Sanfaçon (1934–2021): A Québécois and French Medieval Architecture

St. Diane Daussy

9 The “English Invasion” in Medieval Art and Architecture

Meredith Cohen

10 Linda Elaine Neagley and the Digital Turn in the Analysis of Gothic Architecture

Kyle G. Sweeney

11 “Between Idealism and Realism”: Lawrence Hoey’s Dialectic Approach to English Medieval Architecture

Zachary Stewart

12 Medieval Modernism, Past and Future

Maile S. Hutterer

13 A Conversation with Caroline Bruzelius: A Life in Buildings

Conducted by Matthew M. Reeve

14 The Limestone Sculpture Provenance Project and the Study of Gothic Architectural Sculpture in America

Jennifer M. Feltman

15 Negotiating Distance: North American Scholars and Gothic Fieldwork

Sarah Thompson

16 American Gothic Scholarship: A Roundtable

Organized by Rob Bork, Rebecca Smith, Sarah Thompson, and Zachary Stewart

Conclusion

Robert Bork

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Erscheinungsdatum	30.08.2025
Reihe/Serie	AVISTA Studies in the History of Medieval Technology, Science, and Art ; 18
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	852 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	90-04-73166-0 / 9004731660
ISBN-13	978-90-04-73166-0 / 9789004731660
Zustand	Neuware