Gothic: Visual Art of the Middle Ages 1140-1500

After the global hit Ars Sacra, Rolf Toman and his

team embark on a journey once more. The famous

French cathedrals of Chartres, Reims and Laon are not

the only highlights of this volume. Outstanding treasures

of medieval imagery such as religious panel paintings,

Madonna statues, illumination and goldsmith art;

courtly culture also gets attention.

With his passion and meticulousness, photographer

Achim Bednorz succeeded to get details in front of his

camera that cannot even be perceived on the original

locally. The photographs that are exclusive for this volume

are particularly well-presented in their large format.

The author Bruno Klein wrote his take on Gothic

history to fit, and swiftly takes the reader into a past

medieval world almost forgotten.