Photos show actual copy of book you'll be sent. A beautiful massive tome in German with astonishing pictures of these fabulous works of art from the middle ages. Following the global success of ARS SACRA ( the Jewish-Christian festival), Rolf Toman's team embarks on another journey. The famous French cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Laon are not the only highlights in this volume. Gems of outstanding medieval visual culture can be discovered, such as religious panel paintings, Madonna statues, book illuminations, and goldsmithing, but the manifestations of courtly culture are also highlighted. With passion and meticulousness, photographer Achim Bednorz managed to capture details of works of art in his lens that would not even be visible in the original. The large format allows the photographs, created exclusively for this volume, to be shown to their best advantage. The author, Bruno Klein, outlines his history of the Gothic period and, with accessible descriptions, transports the r