Kirk Ambrose
The Nave Sculpture of Vézeley: The Art of Monastic Viewing
Toronto:
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies,
2006.
210 pp.; 150 b/w ills.
Cloth
$94.95
(9780888441546)
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Vézelay, with its astonishing triple portal, luminous interior, and exquisitely carved, inventive capitals is a monument that all historians of medieval art must address at some point in their careers, whether as students, teachers, or researchers. It is a challenging and difficult subject. In The Nave Sculpture of Vézelay, Kirk Ambrose offers a reconsideration of the 135 nave capitals, less studied than the portal sculpture in part because of the problems they pose. The capitals...