{"product_id":"9780061154300","title":"Universe of Stone","description":"By: Philip Ball     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A lively, open-ended study of the building of Chartres Cathedral. . . . Ball puts the fun back in medieval scholasticism.” \u003cem\u003e—Los Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries—and why was it built at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this eminently fascinating work, author Philip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres and brilliantly explores how its construction—and the creation of other Gothic cathedrals—represented a profound and dramatic shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated and written, filled with astonishing insight, \u003cem\u003eUniverse of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e embeds the magnificent cathedral in the culture of the twelfth century—its schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debates—enabling us to view this ancient architectural marvel with fresh eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48095004917987,"sku":"DTRHCUS-9780061154300","price":118.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780061154300.jpg?v=1770685620","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/9780061154300","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}